Secular Trends in Face Size
Abstract
Comparison of lateral and postero-anterior radiographs of parents and their adult children shows a differential secular trend in facial depths, heights, and breadths. Children tend to have deeper, longer, and narrower faces than their same-sex parents.
Contributor Notes
Dr. Smith is Assistant Research Scientist at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan
Dr. Garn is Professor of Nutrition and Anthropology and a Fellow of the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Anthropology
Dr. Hunter is Professor and Chairman of the Division of Orthodontics at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario