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Terminology of facial morphology in the vertical dimension
Author(s) -
Collett A. R.,
West V. C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1993.tb03065.x
Subject(s) - terminology , confusion , standardization , meaning (existential) , term (time) , dimension (graph theory) , face (sociological concept) , psychology , cognitive psychology , linguistics , orthodontics , medicine , computer science , mathematics , philosophy , psychotherapist , pure mathematics , psychoanalysis , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
Consideration of facial type plays an important role in the formulation of an orthodontic treatment plan and prognosis of treatment. Of particular importance is the vertical relationship, that is, whether an individual is long‐faced (dolichofacial), or short‐faced (brachyfacial). The vertical facial type provides a clue regarding the growth direction of the facial complex, and should be used with an anteroposterior classification to describe a patient's face. The potential for confusion in communicating vertical facial types exists due to the nature of the terminology in use. For example, the term dolichoprosopic as used in the Bimler analysis has an opposite meaning to the term dolichofacial. It would seem prudent that if such terminology is to be employed there should be some attempt at standardization, and at least an appreciation of the derivations of the terms, and their differences.