Soft tissue thickness values for black and coloured South African children aged 6–13 years

Highlights • Population data for facial soft tissue thickness (STT) of Black and Coloured South African children are provided for facial reconstruction / approximation of juvenile remains. • STT data should be pooled as two age groups subdivided at age 10 with ancestry taken into account. • Sex should not be considered as it seems not to impact STT with more than 2 mm at any landmark. • STTs in Coloured children are generally larger than in Black children.