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en Facial Index of Tehran University of Medical Sciences’ Medical Students; an Anthropometric Study Aims: Facial anthropometry is useful in individual identification and reconstructive surgery. In the present study, we aimed to determine the facial characteristic of the Iranian population through anthropometric study. Materials & Methods: In a cross sectional study, 200 (100 male and 100 female) volunteer medical students (aged 20-25 years) of Tehran University of Medical Sciences were selected. The facial variables including total facial height, upper facial height and facial width were measured and accordingly the total facial index and upper facial index were calculated. The data were analyzed using statistical software (SPSS). Findings: The mean age of subjects was 22.97±1.12 years. The mean total facial height, upper facial height, facial width, total facial index, and upper facial index were 11.155cm,  7.05cm, 11.68cm, 95.75  and 60.55, respectively. The most common types of face were hyperleptoprosopic (54%) and hyperleptene (54%). There were significant differences in total facial height (p<0.0001), upper facial height (p<0.0001), facial width (p=0.02), total facial index (p<0.0001), and upper facial index (p<0.0001) between males and females. Conclusion: The most frequent face type is hyperleptoprosopic in Iranian population. Additionally, the values of facial characteristics are higher in males than females. So, sexual dimorphism was recorded according to the facial measurements of Iranian population which can be considered in the reconstructive surgeries. Anthropometry,Face,Facial Index,Iranian Population, 13 17 http://gmedicine.de/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-67&slc_lang=en&sid=2 M. Dodangheh 10031947532846001245 10031947532846001245 No Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran T. Mokhtari 10031947532846001246 10031947532846001246 No “Nervous System Stem Cells Research Center” and “Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine”, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran S. Mojaverrostami 10031947532846001247 10031947532846001247 No Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran M. Nemati 10031947532846001248 10031947532846001248 No Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran S. Zarbakhsh 10031947532846001249 10031947532846001249 No “Nervous System Stem Cells Research Center” and “Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine”, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran A. Arabkheradmand 10031947532846001250 10031947532846001250 No Department of Surgery, Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer Research Center, Tehran, Iran Gh. Hassanzadeh 10031947532846001251 10031947532846001251 Yes Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran