Table 5.
Facial dimension measured in the NIOSH‐sponsored Anthrotech study
Facial dimension | Definition | |
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Bigonial breadth | The straight‐line distance between right and left gonion on the corners of the jaw |
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Bitragion subnasale arc | The surface distance between the left and right tragion at the bottom of the nose |
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Bitragion chin arc | The surface distance between the left and right tragion across the anterior point of the chin |
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Head breadth | The maximum horizontal breadth of the head above the level of the ears |
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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 |
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Nose breadth | The straight‐line distance between the right and left on the sides of the nostrils |
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Chin | The protruding point on the bottom edge of the chin, along the jaw line |