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Table 1 Definition of landmarks

From: Correlation of social smile symmetry with facial symmetry

Landmarks

Definition

A (Horizontal line)

A line connecting the right and left pupils

B (Vertical line)

A line passing from Na, which is perpendicular to “a” line

Pu (Pupil)

Eye pupil

Na (soft tissue nasion)

Deepest point of the nasal bridge

Sn (sub nasale

Midpoint of columella angle

Pog (soft tissue pogonion)

The most prominent mid-point of the chin

La (Lateral angel of the eye)

Lateral angle of the eye

Nt (Tip of the nose)

Most prominent point at the nasal tip

Oc (Oral commissure)

A point in labial commissure

An (Ala of nose)

The most lateral point in nasal alar contour

Gn (Gonion)

The most lateral point in the angle of mandible

Ph (Philtrum of lip)

Vertical groove at the mid-point of upper lip

Mt (Midline teeth)

A hypothetical line passing through the dental midline