## 4 Discussion  
Craniofacial reconstruction is currently the elective method in identifying victims, based on examination of the skull. The purpose of craniofacial reconstruction is therefore to create an image as close as possible to that of the individual before death, thus allowing skeletal identification in the absence of other means of identification or helping to guide it. In order to be able to perform the technique of craniofacial reconstruction and, implicitly, to obtain an image as reliable and as close to reality as possible, it is necessary to know the thickness of soft tissues in specific locations (cheeks, chin, nose, lips, eyes, forehead). This parameter requires a wealth of research carried out on specific populations [8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14]. In this respect, the objective of the present study was to analyze the relationship between hard tissue and soft tissue with regard to the maximum width of the nose, a first parameter in the construction of the morphological aspect of the nose [17]. The objective pursued in this paper was achieved, the results providing both a normal distribution of variables and a significant relationship between the hard tissue and soft tissue; thus, the thickness and morphology of soft tissues are dependent on skeletal structure. This helps the craniofacial reconstruction process. The interest of this research work in facial reconstruction is given primarily by the originality of the work at national level, in Romania, the craniofacial reconstruction being a completely new field in legal medicine in this country. As a result of the above, it goes without saying that there are currently no valid data on the correlation between soft and hard tissue specific to the Romanian population. Thus, the present paper represents an important contribution in the field of the identification process in legal medicine by introducing craniofacial reconstruction methods as well as presenting data specific to the adult population of Romania. At the same time, the craniofacial reconstruction process is an important aspect for the progress of knowledge and research in the field of identification and, implicitly, forensic anthropology. Even if craniofacial reconstruction is a separate work area, or can be considered a separate area, it could represent, in legal medicine, a final complementary examination for anthropological expertise on deceased persons (skeleton, skull, bone remains, etc.) [18]. The literature mentions that the anatomical relations between soft and skeletal tissues can be obtained using imaging methods: X-ray, computer tomography, magnetic resonance, or ultrasonography [19; 20; 21]. In the present study, the authors chose the cranio-cerebral tomographic computer images as working material to obtain accurate data for the relationship between soft tissue and bone for the morphology  
Figure 6: Differences between the real values of the maximum nose width and the predicted nose width following the [PERSON] and [PERSON] formula. of the nose. The advantages of using the computer tomography images are as follows: (i) they offer a better view of the bone compared to MRI or ultrasonography; (ii) are much easier to interpret and do not require exhaustive knowledge in radiology; (iii) the available database is larger [22; 23]. In the study conducted by [PERSON] and [PERSON], the authors addressed this topic by developing regression formulas for the morphology of the nose (maximum width of the nose, length, height, projection, and more) valid for the white Caucasoid population. In the aforementioned study, the participating subjects consisted of Northern Brits and white Americans. [PERSON] and [PERSON] noted that the maximum width of the nose (predicted nose width) represents the maximum width of the nasal aperture/3 \(\times\) 5, without taking into account the sex or age of the subjects included in the study [16]. Initially, we compared the results of the research carried out by [PERSON] and colleagues on a new adult Romanian population.