Title

Clinical evaluation of facial soft-tissue profile using OCTA criteria in patients: A cross-sectional study

Authors

Sameer Chauhan¹, Sunil Kumar Gulia², Gaurav Ahuja³, J. Dhanuja Rani⁴, Adrika De⁵, Parth Suthar⁶, Rahul Tiwari⁶,* & Anil Managutti⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, K. M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India; ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SGT University, Gurugram, Badli, Jhajjar, Haryana, India; ³Department of Orthodontics, M M college of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India; ⁴Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Ballari, Karnataka, India; ⁵Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Triveni Institute of Dental Sciences, Hospital and Research Centre, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India; ⁶Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sameer Chauhan - E-mail: csameer309@gmail.com

Sunil Kumar Gulia - E-mail: djgulia10@gmail.com

Gaurav Ahuja - E-mail: gauravahuja663@gmail.com

Adrika De - E-mail: adrikaromi@gmail.com

J. Dhanuja Rani - E-mail: dhanujaranij@gmail.com

Parth Suthar - E-mail: parth.suthar410@gmail.com

Rahul Tiwari - E-mail: rtcfsurgeon@gmail.com

Anil Managutti - E-mail: dranilman12@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received June 1, 2026; Revised June 30, 2026; Accepted June 30, 2026, Published June 30, 2026

Abstract

Facial soft-tissue profile plays a crucial role in determining facial esthetics and treatment outcomes in orthodontic patients. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the facial soft-tissue profile characteristics using the OCTA criteria among orthodontic patients. A cross sectional observational study was conducted among 120 patients undergoing orthodontic assessment. Most patients demonstrated balanced facial soft-tissue profiles. Significant variations in lip prominence and nasolabial angle were observed among different malocclusion groups. Thus, data shows that OCTA criteria provide a practical and reliable approach for clinical soft-tissue profile assessment.

Keywords

Facial profile, soft-tissue analysis, orthodontic diagnosis, OCTA criteria, cephalometric evaluation

Citation

Chauhan et al. Bioinformation 22(6): 3614-3618 (2026)

Edited by

Vini Mehta  

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.