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Record 1 1997-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

A classification of the face.

OBS

Three facial types are described: brachycephalic or euryprosopic (wide, short), dolichocephalic or leptoprosopic (long, narrow), and mesocephalic or mesoprosopic (average).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
CONT

[Les analyses typologiques] ont pour but de déterminer un type facial individuel d'équilibre ce qui permet d'éviter la comparaison avec des normes qui semblent plus arbitraires.

Spanish

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