Table 1 Description of the cephalometric landmarks
From: Reliability of landmark identification for analysis of the temporomandibular joint in real-time MRI
Landmark | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
porion | Po | the most superior point of the bony external auditory meatus |
orbitale | Or | The most inferior and anterior point of the infraorbital rim |
anterior condyle | ACo | the most anterior point of the condyle |
posterior condyle | PCo | the most posterior point of the condyle |
superior condyle | SCo | the most superior point of the condyle |
centre of the condyle | Cc | the central point of the condyle between Aco and PCo |
superior fossa | SF | the most superior point of the fossa articularis |
eminence crest | EC | the most inferior point of the eminence crest |
post-glenoid process | PGI | the most inferior point of the post-glenoid process |
oblique ridge of the ramus | ObR | oblique ridge of the ramus at the transition from the corpus to the ramus mandibulae |