Meaning & use
Pogonion
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In craniometry and dentistry, the most forward-projecting point of the chin on the midline of the jawbone.
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The orthodontist measured the distance from the nasion to the pogonion to assess jaw alignment.
Forensic anthropologists use the pogonion as a landmark when reconstructing facial profiles from a skull.
A note on using this word
From Greek 'pogon,' meaning beard, since the point sits roughly where a beard would grow on the chin.
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