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0012801 Narrow jaw

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Narrow jaw
Narrow lower face
Narrow mandible
Narrow lower jaw

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The width of the jaw is measured from the right gonion to the left gonion using spreading calipers. The gonion is the point at the angle of the bony mandible where the ramus changes direction to become the body of the mandible. It faces inferiorly and medially and is best found by placing a finger over the outward facing angle and rolling the finger downwards and inwards.