Table 5 Descriptions of landmarks used in this study.
From: Similarity index for intuitive assessment of three-dimensional facial asymmetry
Landmark | Definition |
|---|---|
N (nasion) | Middle point of nasofrontal suture |
S (sella) | Centre of sella turcica |
Or (orbitale) | Most inferior point of lower margin of orbit |
Po (porion) | Most superior point of external auditory meatus |
Con (condylion) | Most superior point of condylar head |
Jlat | Most lateral and deepest point of curvature formed at junction of mandibular ramus and body |
Jmed | Most medial and deepest point of curvature formed at junction of mandibular ramus and body |
Gopost (gonion posterius) | Most posterior point on mandibular angle |
Gomid (gonion midpoint) | Midpoint between Gopost and Goinf on mandibular angle |
Goinf (gonion inferius) | Most inferior point on mandibular angle |
Me (menton) | Most inferior midpoint on symphysis |
Pog (pogonion) | Most anterior midpoint on symphysis |
B (supramentale) | Midpoint of greatest concavity on anterior border of symphysis |
G (genial tubercle) | Midpoint on genial tubercle |
