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. 2018 Jan 2;47(2):20170054. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20170054
S. no Landmark Abbreviation Definition on skull
1. Nasion N Most anterior point of the frontonasal suture in the mid-sagittal plane
2. A-point hard A-point The point at the deepest midline concavity on the maxilla between the anterior nasal spine and the dental alveolus
3. Anterior nasal spine ANS Most anterior midpoint of the ANS of maxilla
4. Posterior nasal spine PNS The sharp posterior extremity of the nasal crest of the hard palate
5. B-point hard B-point Most posterior point in the concavity along the anterior border of the mandibular symphysis
6. Pogonion hard Pog/Pg Most anterior point on mandibular symphysis
7. Menton hard Me Most inferior point on the mandibular symphysis
8. Gnathion hard Gn Midpoint of the curvature of the pogonion and menton
9. Gonion left GoL Most inferior and posterior point on left mandibular corpus
10. Gonion right GoR Most inferior and posterior point on right mandibular corpus
11. Condylion left CoL Most superior point on the left mandibular condyle
12. Condylion right CoR Most superior point on the right mandibular condyle
13. R1 left R1L The deepest point on the curve of the anterior border of the left ramus
14. R1 right R1R The deepest point on the curve of the anterior border of the right ramus
15. Zygomatic point left ZyL The most lateral point on the left outline of left zygomatic arch
16. Zygomatic point right ZyR The most lateral point on the right outline of right zygomatic arch
17 Sella S Midpoint of sella-turcica
18 C2sp C2sp Superiorposterior extremity of the odontoid process of C2
19 C3ai C3ai Most anteriorinferior point of the body of C3
20 C4ai C4ai Most anteriorinferior point of the body of C4