Pérez HME, Lora QC, Boue AA, Pupo GD, Ríos RM, Romay AY

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: craniofacial growth involves nutrition as the maximum possible potential of face, maxilla and teeth development.
Objective: to evaluate cranial, face and intrabucals anthropometric indicators, according to teenagers´ nutritional conditions.
Methods: a cross-sectional study was applied, to evaluate cranial, face and intrabucals anthropometric indicators of nutritional conditions, on teenagers from 14 to 15 years old, at Máximo Gómez polyclinic, from Holguín, Cuba. Sample was formed by 2 groups: well-fed and undernourished individuals. General, neurocranium, viscerocranium and intrabucals anthropometric measurements were taken.
Results: control group weight and height rates were: 49.3 ± 5.63 kg and 1.64 ± 0.06 m. In the undernourished group: 34.9 ± 2.15 kg and 1.53 ± 0.03m. Cranial dimensions were major in the control group, being transverse head diameter (14.0 ± 0.90 cm - control group -, 13.0 ± 0.39 cm. undernourished group), and the cephalic circumference (55.9 ± 1.44 cm - control group -, 53.9 ± 1.31 cm at undernourished group), with significant differences between the groups (p < 0.05). Facial and intrabucals indicators were higher in the control group, being the transverse diameters of the maxilla in the control group: 35.4 ± 0.93, 41.4 ± 1.49 y 47.2 ± 0.80 mm, and in the undernourished group: 34.4 ± 0.58, 39.7 ± 1.15, and 45.8 ± 0.95 mm.
Conclusions: cranial, facial and intrabucals anthropometric indicators showed significant differences between groups, obtaining low values in the undernourished group.