Osteometric points

Mid-point between two vertical grooves (philtrum) under the nose.

Free border of nasal bone and mid-sagittal plane.

Meeting point of 4 cranial bones (occipital, frontal and 2x parietal bones).

Most lateral point of the zygomatic arch

The most anterior point on the maxillary alveolar process in the midsagittal plane.

Point where nasal septum and upper lip merge in the mid-sagittal plane.

The most anterior-inferior, mid-sagittal point on the border of the mandible

Small depression medial to supraorbital ridges and superior to nasal bones.

Mid-point between condyle and angle of the mandible

The point where the superior vermillion border (coloured edge of the upper lip) meets the midsagittal (median) plane

Mid-point between superior and inferior border of nasal bone in midsagittal (median) plane.

The most inferior, posterior and lateral point of the angle of the mandible.

Intersection between frontonasal suture and midsagittal (median) plane.

Most posterior-inferior, mid-sagittal point on the border of the mandible

Sulcus between the lower lip and chin.

The most projecting point in the mid-sagittal (median) plane of the chin.