Point · A

A point

The deepest point of the concavity on the front of the maxilla, between the spine and the crest.

Press the ceph to take the circle off.

At Beginner a placement counts as found within 2.6 mm of the reviewed reading.

How to find it

Press a step to be shown it on the ceph.

Common errors

Each figure is the reviewed reading of A point and a typical miss, on the same ceph, at the distance the mistake usually goes.

the pointthe miss4.7 mm

Placed too high, near the spine

The concavity is shallow and long. Without the facial line to measure depth against, the point sits wherever the curve looks deepest on screen.

the pointthe miss4.3 mm

Placed on the incisor root

The root of the upper central sits directly behind the concavity and its outline is crisper than the bony one.

Used in

14 measurements are built on it. Miss it, and every one of them moves.

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