Simulation of facial growth based on longitudinal data: Age progression and age regression between 7 and 17 years of age using 3D surface data.

ABSTRACT: Modelling of the development of facial morphology during childhood and adolescence is highly useful in forensic and biomedical practice. However, most studies in this area fail to capture the essence of the face as a three-dimensional structure. The main aims of our present study were (1) to construct ageing trajectories for the female and male face between 7 and 17 years of age and (2) to propose a three-dimensional age progression (age -regression) system focused on real growth-related facial changes. Our approach was based on an assessment of a total of 522 three-dimensional (3D) facial scans of Czech children (39 boys, 48 girls) that were longitudinally studied between the ages of 7 to 12 and 12 to 17 years. Facial surface scans were obtained using a Vectra-3D scanner and evaluated usi

SUBMITTER: Koudelova J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6386244 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature