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Dentofacial Orthopedics Glossary
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Dentoalveolar Protrusion
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A condition in which the teeth and supporting alveolar bone are positioned more anteriorly than the skeletal bases, resulting in a prominent dental profile.
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Anterior Cranial Base
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The portion of the cranial base from the sella turcica to the nasion, used in cephalometric analyses as a stable referen...
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Basion
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The most inferior point on the anterior margin of the foramen magnum, used as a posterior cranial base landmark in cepha...
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