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. 2023 Jul 21;23:508. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03214-5

Table 1.

The abbreviation and definition of landmarks used in the 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’

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