To Check the Validity of Neoclassical Canon in Western MaharashtraAn Anthropometric Study
Introduction: In ancient days, it was believed that attractive and harmonious faces were having certain fixed proportions known as neoclassical canons. These canons were used extensively by Leonardo Da Vinci, Durer in their art during renaissance. They served as guidelines for artists as well as...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Summary: | Introduction: In ancient days, it was believed that attractive and
harmonious faces were having certain fixed proportions known
as neoclassical canons. These canons were used extensively by
Leonardo Da Vinci, Durer in their art during renaissance. They
served as guidelines for artists as well as for aesthetic surgeons
for centuries and proved to be helpful till now. From ancient days
to modern era, the exact formula of beauty is not yet calculated.
The norms of beauty changes from country to country and race
to race. A face is beautiful and shows harmonious features if the
individual components are proportional, this is what is referred
as facial balance. In ancient Greece, they calculated the formula
for creation of art and these formulae are called as neoclassical
canons. The classical Greek canons of facial balance are still
foundation of modern reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.
Aim: To check the validity of neoclassical canon in Western
Maharashtrian population.
Materials and Methods: This was an observational type of
study carried out from March 2018 to January 2020. The validity
of Naso-oral canon was checked in Western Maharashtrian
population. According to this canon ideal mouth width (chch) (mouth width (distance between right and left corners of
mouth called chelion)) is 1.5 times of Nose width/alar width
(al-al) (alar width (distance between right and left ala of nose)).
Mouth width=1.5 times of Nose width. However, the mouth
width can be less than 1.5 times of nose width or mouth width
can be greater than 1.5 times of nose width. This study was
carried out in the five cities Sangli, Kolhapur, Islampur, Karad
and Satara of Western Maharashtra, India. Total 1500 male and
female students, 300 from each city, between the age group of
18-20 years were selected. Measurements were taken with the
help of digital Vernier caliper. The methodology adopted for the
measurements was taken from the guidelines given by Farkas LG
in his book- “Anthropometric facial proportions in Medicine”.
Results: In present study, total 68.33% subjects including
males and females were having mouth width (ch-ch) lesser than
one and half times of nose width/alar width (al-al) i.e., ch-ch
<1.5 (al-al). Remaining 31.67% subjects were having mouth
width greater than one and half times of nose width/alar width
i.e., ch-ch >1.5 (al-al).
Conclusion: Naso-oral neoclassical canon was not found valid
in Western Maharashtrian young adults. In 78.32% male and
62.80% female population of Western Maharashtra, mouth
width was found lesser than one and half times of nose width. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |