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In Vivo Facial Tissue Depth for Canadian Aboriginal Children: A Case Study from Nova Scotia, Canada
Author(s) -
Peckmann Tanya R.,
Manhein Mary H.,
Listi Ginesse A.,
Fournier Michel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/1556-4029.12211
Subject(s) - nova scotia , facial reconstruction , demography , white (mutation) , medicine , geography , biology , surgery , archaeology , biochemistry , sociology , gene
This study examines facial tissue depth in Canadian Aboriginal children. Using ultrasound, measurements were taken at 19 points on the faces of 392 individuals aged 3–18 years old. The relationships between tissue thickness, age, and sex were investigated. A positive linear trend may exist between tissue thickness and age for A boriginal females and males at multiple points. No points show significant differences in facial tissue depth between males and females aged 3–8 years old; seven points show significant differences in facial tissue depth between males and females aged 9–13 years old; and five points show significant differences in facial tissue depth between males and females aged 14–18 years old. Comparisons were made with W hite A mericans and A frican N ova S cotians. These data can assist in 3‐ D facial reconstructions and aid in establishing an individual's identity. Previously, no data existed for facial tissue thickness in C anadian A boriginal populations.