Anthropometric measurements of the nose and nose types

In the present study, the purpose was to obtain normal anthropometric data of the nose, and to determine the changes in age and gender. For this purpose, the nose anthropometric measurements were made with caliper in 874 healthy individuals who were between the ages of 5 and 64, and the nose types were determined for adults. The individuals were divided into 8 groups as 5-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-40, 41-64 years old. The nasal length, nasal height, morphological nasal width, anatomical nasal width, nasal root width, nasal depth, lengths and widths of the nostrils, bizygomatic width and face heights of the individuals were measured; and the external nasal surface area, nasal volume, nasal index, nasofacial index, and nose-face width index were calculated. According to Martin and Sallar, the types of the noses were classified in adults, the most common type of nose was determined to be Mesorrhine. Statistically significant differences were detected between the genders in all measurements except nasal depth. Statistically significant differences were detected in all groups in terms of all length and height measurements, and morphological and anatomical nasal width values, external nasal surface areas, and nasal volume and indices. It was found in ROC Analysis that predictive values were determined to distinguish between male and female, and the nasal volume was found to be a good predictive value. There was a strong and positive relation between nasal length, nasal height, face height, external nose surface area and nasal volume and stature. Regression equation was created for estimating stature. The SPSS 20.0 Program was used for statistical analysis of the data. It was considered that the data obtained depending on the age and gender on the nose will contribute to the literature data, and will guide forensic and anthropological studies and surgical procedures for the nose and face area. Keywords: Anthropometry, Nose, Nose morphometry, Nose types, Cutoff value