?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Craniofacial+anthropometric+norms+of+Malays&rft.creator=Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.&rft.creator=Aljunid%2C+S.+T.&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Introduction%3A+This+study+was+undertaken+to+establish+the+craniofacial+anthropometric+norms+of+young+adult+Malaysian+Malays.+Methods%3A+The+study+group+consisted+of+convenient+samples+of+100+healthy+volunteers+(aged+18-25+years)%2C+with+an+equal+number+of+female+and+male+subjects+who+had+no+history+of+mixed+racial+parentage.+22+linear+measurements+were+taken+twice+from+22+landmarks+over+six+craniofacial+regions.+Results%3A+The+Malays+shared+many+similar+sizes+of+measurements+with+the+Singaporean+Chinese.+Their+left+eye+fissure+length+and+mouth+width+(ch-ch)+were+almost+identical+for+both+genders.+However%2C+Malay+females+had+an+upper+lip+height+(sn-sto)+(left)+and+ear+width+(pra-pa)+similar+to+Singaporean+Chinese+females.+Six+other+measurements%2C+viz.+the+head+width+(eu-eu)%2C+head+circumference+(on-op)%2C+face+height+(n-gn)%2C+lower+face+height+(sn-gn)%2C+(left)+eye+fissure+height+(ps-pi)%2C+cutaneous+upper+lip+height+(sn-ls)+and+cutaneous+upper+lip+height+(ls-sto)%2C+were+0.4-4.3+mm+less+in+the+Malays.+Measurements+for+another+four+parameters%2C+viz.+the+length+of+the+head+(g-op)%2C+biocular+width+(ex-ex)%2C+lower+vermillion+height+(sto-li)+and+(left)+ear+length+(sa-sba)%2C+were+0.5-3.6+mm+higher+in+the+Malays.+Only+three+measurements+were+obviously+different%3B+the+height+of+the+head+(vn)+and+intercanthal+width+(en-en)%2C+were+lower%2C+and+the+protrusion+of+the+nasal+tip+(sn-prn)+was+higher+in+the+Malays.+Conclusion%3A+These+findings+suggest+that+three+features%2C+i.e.+the+height+of+the+head+(v-n)%2C+intercanthal+width+(en-en)+and+protrusion+of+the+nasal+tip+(sn-prn)+may+be+useful+in+differentiating+a+Malay+face+from+a+Singaporean+Chinese+one.&rft.publisher=SINGAPORE+MEDICAL+ASSOC%2C+LEVEL+2+ALUMNI+MEDICAL+CENTRE%2C+2+COLLEGE+RD%2C+SINGAPORE+169850%2C+SINGAPORE&rft.date=2009-05&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8175%2F1%2FCraniofacial%2520anthropometric%2520norms%2520of%2520Malays.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.+and+Aljunid%2C+S.+T.++(2009)+Craniofacial+anthropometric+norms+of+Malays.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8175%2F