Facial Characteristics of the Female Population of the Kichwa Ethnicity, Sacha Wasi community

Abstract

Introduction: The aesthetic evaluation is an important part of the clinical exploration that depends greatly on the point of view of the professional who performs it, so it is more convenient to assess the facial proportions, instead of reviewing the aesthetic qualities only. It is often considered that disproportionate is not aesthetic, so asymmetrical, disproportionate facial features contribute significantly to facial aesthetic problems.  Objective: To describe the facial characteristics of the female population of the Kichwa ethnic group in Ecuador. Material and methods: A cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study was conducted in subjects of the Kichwa ethnic group, from the community of Sacha Wasi, belonging to the Province of Pastaza, Ecuador, during the month of May 2018. For the development of the theoretical framework, information was obtained from bibliographical sources referring to the topic, as well as scientific publications, books, and websites that provided information about facial and dentolabial analysis. The relationship between the three facial thirds was analyzed: the study showed that they did not coincide in any member of the community. Results: In the studied sample, the highest percentage corresponded to the straight profile, concordant with studies performed in other areas of the country. Conclusions: In the studied female population, little coincidence was found between the facial thirds, and the thirds that coincided the most were the upper and lower thirds.