Evaluation of soft tissue thickness in a Brazilian population

The aim of this study was to compare the thickness of the soft tissues of the face in living people through a pilot study. To do this 20 craniometric points in common between the populations being compared were selected. The population of Recife-PE/Brazil was compared with other populations including those from Africa China Korea Slovakia Colombia and France. The comparison was made using the variables obtained (race age group BMI and gender) with those obtained from studies published in the literature.