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Table 1 The abbreviation and definition of landmarks used in the study

From: Slim the face or not: 3D change of facial soft and hard tissues after third molars extraction: a pilot study

Landmark

Abbreviations

Definition

Posterotragion

pt’

Most posterior point on the tragus

Alare

al’

The most lateral point on the nasal alar

Exocanthion

ex’

Most lateral point of the palpebral fissure, at the outer commissure of the eye; best seen when subject is gazing upward

Cheilion

ch’

Outer corners of the mouth where the outer edges of the upper and lower vermilions meet

Chin foot point

cf’

Through ch’ draw a line perpendicular to the lower border of mandible; The intersection point is cf’

  1. The upper corner maker (’) refers to Capulometric landmarks (on soft tissue) apart from Craniometric landmarks (on skull)