0000275 Narrow face

synonym Narrow face Narrow facies Decreased transverse dimension of face Decreased width of face Transverse insufficiency of face Decreased breadth of face Transverse hypoplasia of face Horizontal hypoplasia of face Horizontal deficiency of face Transverse deficiency of face Thin facies Decreased horizontal dimension of face Horizontal insufficiency of face

comment Objective measurement of the upper facial width is made with spreading calipers. The tips of the calipers are passed over the zygomatic arches until the maximum width is determined. Objective measurement of the lower faces is made with spreading calipers, with the tips firmly pressed against the inferomedial surface of the angle of the mandible.