Three-dimensional comparison of facial morphology in white populations in Budapest, Hungary, and Houston, Texas.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the use of 3-dimensional facial averages in determining facial morphologic differences in 2 white population groups.

Methods: Three-dimensional images were obtained in a reproducible and controlled environment from a commercially available stereo-photogrammetric camera capture system. The 3dMDface system (3dMD, Atlanta, Ga) photographed 200 subjects from 2 population groups (Budapest, Hungary, and Houston, Tex); each group included 50 men and 50 women, aged 18 to 30 years.