Point · Ns

Soft-tissue Nasion (N′)

Soft-tissue nasion: the deepest point of the profile at the root of the nose.

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At Beginner a placement counts as found within 2.3 mm of the reviewed reading.

How to find it

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Common errors

Each figure is the reviewed reading of Soft-tissue Nasion (N′) and a typical miss, on the same ceph, at the distance the mistake usually goes.

the pointthe miss4.9 mm

Placed on bony nasion

The two are directly related and a few millimeters apart; using one for the other quietly changes every soft-tissue angle.

the pointthe miss5.7 mm

Placed high on the glabella

On a prominent brow the profile is concave over a long stretch and the deepest point is not obvious.

Used in

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

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