Morphometric Analysis of the Relationship Between Bigonial Width and Cranium

In the present study, the purpose was to determine the relation between bigonial width and craniometric parameters. This study, 7 craniometric parameters were examined based on computed tomography images of 110 adult individuals 58 of whom were males and 52 females. There parameters were Bigonial Width (BGW) in mandibula, and Maximum Cranium Width (MCW), Upper Face Width (UFW), Bizygomatic Width (BZW), Vertex-Prosthion Height (VPH), Vertex-Nasion Height (VNH), Upper Face Height (UFH) in cranium. The difference between two groups was examined with t-test in independent groups. The relation between numerical variables was examined with the Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The analyses were made with IBM SPSS v.21. Significance level was taken as p<0.05. When the morphometric relation between the mandibula and cranium was examined, it was found that although a relation was detected between BGW and all craniometric parameters, there was a relation between BGW and MCW, UFW, BZW in men, and UFW and BZW parameters in females when gender was taken into account (p<0.05). No significant correlations were detected between BGW and VPH, VNH, UFH measurement values in both genders. This study revealed that there is a significant relation between BGW and UFW and BZW parameters in both genders. It is considered that the relation between the mandibula and cranium can be used in the clinic when it should be considered, and the results will contribute to scientific studies.