Clinical Assessment Flashcards
Leptoprosopia
Long narrow face
Mesoprosopia
Oval face
Euryprosopia
Short, broad face
Dolicofacial
Long and narrow
Mesofacial
Oval
Brachyfacial
Short and wide face
Point between the eyebrows
Glabella
Point under the nose.
Subnasale
Most inferior part of the chin.
Menton
Where the frontal and nasal bones meet, just under the glabella.
Nasion.
Porion to Orbitale
Frankfort Horizontal Plane
How do we determine Pro or retrognathism in a patient?
The line from nasion to mention should be perpendicular to the Frankfort Horizontal, then look to see if the maxilla or mandible is anterior or posterior to that line.
Nasion to subnasale is what percent?
43
Subnasale to menton is what percent?
57
Competence definition
Lips are touching when you swallow.