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. 2021 Aug 31;31(6):664–678. doi: 10.1002/hfm.20934

Table 5.

Facial dimension measured in the NIOSH‐sponsored Anthrotech study

Facial dimension Definition
graphic file with name HFM-31-664-g001.jpg Bigonial breadth The straight‐line distance between right and left gonion on the corners of the jaw
graphic file with name HFM-31-664-g014.jpg Bitragion subnasale arc The surface distance between the left and right tragion at the bottom of the nose
graphic file with name HFM-31-664-g009.jpg Bitragion chin arc The surface distance between the left and right tragion across the anterior point of the chin
graphic file with name HFM-31-664-g002.jpg Head breadth The maximum horizontal breadth of the head above the level of the ears
graphic file with name HFM-31-664-g006.jpg Menton‐sellion length The distance in the midsagittal plane between the menton at the bottom of the chin and at the deepest point of the nasal root depression
graphic file with name HFM-31-664-g010.jpg Nose breadth The straight‐line distance between the right and left on the sides of the nostrils
graphic file with name HFM-31-664-g007.jpg Chin The protruding point on the bottom edge of the chin, along the jaw line