Correlation Between Cephalometric Values and Soft Tissue Profile in Class I and Class II Adult Patients based on Vertical Patterns

Main Points• The increase in the vertical dimension of the face leads to a more convex general and subnasal soft tissue profiles, and the effect is more significantly noticed in the hyperdivergent skeletal patterns.• An increase in Class II sagittal skeletal discrepancy results in a retrusive lower lip and chin, and thus a more convex general soft tissue profile.• Changes in the vertical dimension had a greater impact on the soft tissue profile in class II cases than other sagittal classifications.• Intergender differences were limited to the subnasal profile, where females had a more convex subnasal soft tissue profile.