Table 3 Angular and linear measurements of the middle and lower third of the face.
Abbreviation | Description |
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Face middle third | |
Ns–Sn–Ls (°) | Nasolabial sulcus: angle from soft tissue nasion via subnasale to labiale superius |
E-Line–Ls (mm) | Distance between Esthetic–Line and labiale superius |
Tr–Ls (mm) | Distance between left tragion and labiale superius point |
Tr–Pnʹ (mm) | Distance between left tragion and pronasale point |
Tr–Sn (mm) | Distance between left tragion and subnasale point |
Scal'r–Scal'l (mm) | Width of the base of the nose: distance between the right and left sulcus of the alar curvature |
Face lower third | |
Pog´–B´–Li (°) | Mentolabial sulcus: angle from point soft tissue pogonion via B point to labiale inferius |
E-Line–Li (mm) | Distance between Esthetic–Line and labiale inferius |
Tr–Li (mm) | Distance between left tragion and labiale inferius |
Tr–Pog' (mm) | Distance between tragion and soft tissue pogonion |