Variations in total facial index among students of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences.

The total facial index exhibits sexual differences and different shapes of face. Facial anthropometry has its well known implications for forensic scientists, anatomists, human biologists, criminologists and physical anthropologists. Facial index is the ratio of the morphological facial height to facial width and multiplied by 100. The present study aimed to examine the facial length, facial width, facial index and to find out the facial type in students of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences. The present study was conducted on 300 medical, dental and human biology students of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal. Of the total 300 students 150 students were male and 150 students were female and were between the age group 18-25 years. The study had been approved by the Institutional review committee of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal. The study result showed that the mean facial index of Nepalese students was 87.01. The mean facial index of Nepalese male was found to be 87.20 and female was found to be 86.81. The dominant facial type in students of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences was found to be mesoproscopic and least common was hyperleptoproscopic. The dominant facial type in male was euriproscopic and the dominant type in female face was mesoproscopic.