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Table 1 Facial soft tissue anthropometric measurements

From: Three-dimensional photographic analysis of the face in European adults from southern Spain with normal occlusion: reference anthropometric measurements

Measurements

Face (mm)

 Face height

N-Me

 Lower face height

Sn-Me

 Middle facial width

Tr R- TrL

 Facial width

ZyR- ZyL

 Mandible width

GoR- GoL

 Right mandibular body length

GoR-Me

 Left mandibular body length

GoL-Me

Nose (mm)

 Nose height

N-Sn

 Nasal bridge length

N-Prn

 Nasal width

AlR- AlL

 Alar base root width

SbAlR- SbAl L

Ocular (mm)

 Biocular width

ExR- ExL

 Intercantal width

EnR- EnL

 Biorbitale width

OrR- OrL

Orolabial (mm)

 Vermillion height

Ls-Li

 Mouth width

ChR-ChL

 Philtrum width

CphR-CphL

 lower lip height

Li-B

Chin (mm)

 Chin height

Li-Me

B-Pg

Pg-Me

Angular measurements (°)

 Nasolabial angle

G-N-Prn

 Nasomental angle

N-Prn-Pg

 Transverse nasal prominence

Zy R-Prn-ZyL

 Transverse upper lip prominence

ChR-Ls-Ch

 Transverse mandibular prominence

GoR-Pg-GoL

Ratio measurements

 Upper face height/mandibular width

N-Sn / GoR-GoL

 Lower face height/mandibular width

Sn-Me / GoR-GoL

 Anterior face height/mandibular width

N-Me/ GoR-GoL

 Anterior face height/facial width

N-Me / ZyR-ZyL

 Intercantal width/nasal width

EnR-EnL / AlR-AlL

 Vermilion height/mouth width

Ls-Li / ChR-ChL

 Chin height/right mandibular body length

Li-Me / GoR-Me

 Chin height/left mandibular body length

Li-Me / GoL-Me

 Nose height/lower face height

N-Sn / SnMe

 Nose height/facial width

N-Sn / ZyR-ZyL

 Mouth width/intercantal width

ChR-ChL / EnR-EnL

 Mandible width/biocular width

GoR-GoL / ExR-ExL