0012811 Wide nasal ridge

synonym Wide nasal ridge Wide dorsum of nose Broad dorsum of nose Increased width of dorsum of nose Increased width of nasal dorsum Wide nasal dorsum Nasal ridge, wide Broad nasal dorsum Increased width of nasal ridge

comment This feature should be assessed in a frontal view. There is no objective measure of width. This may give the impression of a Depressed nasal ridge, but this should be assessed in profile and separately coded. Marked widening of the nasal ridge may be difficult to distinguish from a Bifid nose.