Purpose: The objective of the study was to determine the values of 15 craniofacial linear distances in the Serbian ethnic group and the correlations between them that are predictive or can serve as proxy for OVD using and compare two methods of face-anthropometric and digital 2D face-photogrammetric measurement. Material and methods: A total of 90 adults were selected. Facial distance as a tool to measure the OVD was Sn-Gn - distance between septum of the nose (Sn) and tip of the chin (Gn). Face-anthropometric measurements were made with a Boley Gauge (Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co.NY,USA). Digital 2D photogrammetric facial measurements were performed using the computer program DrCeph (FYI Technologies, USA). Results: Determined mean value for the distance Sn-Gn by face-anthropometric was Sn-Gn(f) X=63.55 and by face-photogrammetric was Sn-Gn(ph) X=63.56. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that Sn-Gn(f) depended on ExL-ExR(f) p<0.001, ZyL-ZyR(f) p=0.077, N-Sn(f) p=0.096, Sn-Sto(f) p=0.043 and gender and that Sn-Gn(ph) depended on ExL-ExR(ph) p<0.001, EnL-EnR(ph) p=0.029, N-Sn(ph) p=0.013, Sn-Sto(ph) p=0.001 and gender. Conclusions: A comparison of facial anthropometry and digital 2D facial photogrammetry reveals no statistical significance differences in the values obtained and shows that facial photogrammetry could be a reliable method as a facial anthropometry.
