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.
This lip tone creates puckered lips.
Hyper tone
A line drawn from the tip of the nose to the chin.
E (Esthetic Line)
Cant of the upper lip should be….
Inclined forward relative to the vertical orientation of the face.
14 degrees plus/minus 8 degrees
Name of the angle between the columella of the nose and philtrum of the lip.
Nasolabial angle
What do you do to the incisors if the patient has a retrusive upper lip?
Procline them; Do NOT retract the upper incisors.
Are ortho patients at greater risk for TMD?
No!