PURPOSE: to compare anthropometric measurements of facial esthetics in 5 and 8 years old children, with normal physical and occlusal characteristics, belonging to different sociogenetic groups from Santiago de Chile (mixed ethnic population); and with north American Caucasian parameters published by Farkas. METHODS: a facial analysis based on Arnett and Farkas was carried out, using digital photography supported by a clinical examination, in four samples, according to the dentition and sociogenetic stratum. RESULTS: the results show no differences in Chile according to sex and stratum, neither with Caucasian measurements. CONCLUSION: the anthropometric measurements of facial aesthetics in sociogenetic groups from Santiago are not different with Farkas Caucasian measurements and can be used for clinical purposes in mixed ethnically Chilean populations.
Ethnic Groups; Esthetics; Anthropometry
