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    Facial asymmetry in young healthy subjects evaluated by statistical shape analysis
    (Wiley, 2008) Tubbs, Richard Shane; Loukas, Marios; Güney, İbrahim; Ercan, İlker; Özdemir, Senem; Etoz, Abdullah; Sığırlı, Deniz; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Biyoistatistik Anabilim Dalı.; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Anatomi Anabilim Dalı.; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Plastik Cerrahi Ana Bilim Dalı.; 0000-0002-2382-290X; AAA-8734-2021; AAA-7472-2021; 6603789069; 18038353400; 6602256586; 24482063400
    Statistical shape analysis, a relatively a new method for biological research, compares body forms by using specific landmarks determined by anatomical prominences. In this study, we aimed to identify normal facial asymmetry between the right and the left sides of the face. Facial landmark data were collected from two-dimensional digital images of 321 young healthy subjects (150 males and 171 females). These data were analysed using Euclidean distance matrix analysis. The number of significantly asymmetric linear distances between the two halves of the face was greater in females than in males. We found that the left side of the face was most commonly dominant in both males and females. Such data may be useful in establishing a database for future similar studies.