From: Estimating sex using discriminant analysis of mandibular measurements from a modern Greek sample
Measurement | Abbreviation | Definitiona |
---|---|---|
Bi-condylar breadth | BicBR | The distance between right and left condylion laterale (cdl–cdl) |
Bi-gonion breadth | BigBR | The distance between right and left gonion (go–go) |
Bi-coronoid breadth | BicrBR | The distance between right and left coronion (co–co) |
Symphysis height | SyH | The distance between the gnathion and infradentale (gn–id) |
Bi-mental foramina breadth | BimfBR | The distance between right and left mental foramen (mf–mf) |
Symphysis breadth | SyBR | The distance between right and left lateral infradentale (lid–lid) |
Bi-lingula breadth | BilBR | The distance between the lingula mandibulae (lm–lm) |
Mandible breadth | MB | The distance between right and left anterior ramus (ar–ar) |
Bi-notch breadth | BinBR | The distance between right and left mandibular notch (mn–mn) |
Angle formed by bilateral gn–go lines | Agn–go | The angle formed by right gonion, gnathion and left gonion (go–gn–go) |
Angle formed by bilateral gn–co lines | Agn–co | The angle formed by right coronion, gnathion and left coronion (co–gn–co) |
Angle formed by bilateral gn–cdl lines | Agn–cdl | The angle formed by right condylion laterale, gnathion and left condylion laterale (cdl–gn–cdl) |
Ramus heightb | RH | The distance between the condylion superior and gonion (cs–go) |
Maximum ramus heightb | MRH | The distance between the most superior point on the mandibular condyle to the mandibular tubercle, or most protruding point of the inferior border of the ramus (cs–mtb) |
Projective height of ramusb | PRH | Projective height of ramus between the highest point of the mandibular capitulum and lower margin of the bone (cs) c |
Coronoid heightb | CH | Projective distance between coronion and lower wall of the bone (co) c |
Maximum ramus breadthb | MaxRBR | The distance between the most anterior point on the mandibular ramus and a line connecting the most posterior point on the condyle and the angle of jaw (aMRB–pMRB) |
Minimum ramus breadthb | MinRBR | Smallest anterior–posterior diameter of the ramus (ar–prp) |
Notch lengthb | NL | The distance between the coronion and condylion superior (co–cs) |
Coronion-gonion lengthb | CGL | The distance between the coronion and gonion (co–go) |
Maximum body lengthb | MaxBL | The distance between the gonion and pogonion (go–pg) |
Body lengthb | BL | The distance between the gonion and gnathion (go–gn) |
Maximum mandible lengthb | MaxML | The distance between the condylion superior and pogonion (cs–pg) |