Comparison of facial attractiveness with golden proportion anthropometrically in young North Indian females

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Author Details : Gunjan Aneja, Shruti Mittal*, Astitav Mittal, Prerna Hoogan Teja, Mahak Gagain, Aashee Verma

Volume : 12, Issue : 1, Year : 2024

Article Page : 31-36

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.idjsr.2024.007

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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this anthropometric study was to assess the facial attractiveness by directly measuring various facial proportions and comparing them to golden ratio in a sample of young adult North Indian females.
Materials and Methods: 120 female sample subjects were assessed for facial attractiveness. Frontal facial photographs of these females were obtained and subjected to score evaluation for grouping into 3 groups viz group I unpleasant face group, group II acceptable face group, group III pleasant face group, by a group of 6 evaluators individually. Anthropometric measurements were taken on the subject’s face in frontal view by marking various landmarks. Various facial proportions were measured and recorded using calibrated calipers and then compared with golden proportion.
Results: In group I, facial indices ratio Al-Al/ Ch-Ch (0.697) shows a comparable ratio to the golden proportion. Group II showed no relationship with golden proportion for any facial ratios. In group III, facial ratio Al-Al/ N-Sn (0.685) shows a comparable ratio to the golden proportion.
Conclusion: There was no statistically significant difference found in the golden proportion among the three groups viz unpleasant face group, acceptable face group and pleasant face group. Ideal golden proportions may partially govern the standards of beauty, but they were not analogous to the beauty or facial esthetics of the attractive females in the present study. This may be the result because beauty perception is subjective & depends on a variety of factors.
 
Keywords: Facial parameters, Golden proportion, Young adult females, Facial attractiveness

How to cite : Aneja G, Mittal S, Mittal A, Teja P H, Gagain M, Verma A, Comparison of facial attractiveness with golden proportion anthropometrically in young North Indian females. Int Dent J Stud Res 2024;12(1):31-36

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