menton Anat.
(ˈmɛntən)
[a. F. menton chin:—L. mentum.]
= gnathion.
| 1937 Amer. Jrnl. Physical Anthrop. XXII. 483 Menton... By all authors, this is designated as the lowest point on the lower border of the mandible in the median plane. 1954 T. C. White et al. Orthodontics ix. 165 The Mandibular Plane passes from the menton (lowest point on the cross-section of the mandibular symphysis)..to the lowest point on the angle of the mandible. 1968 [see gnathion]. 1974 Nature 8 Mar. 165/1 Six bilateral and four single roentgenographic landmarks were delineated. The single landmarks were: sella; anterior nasal spine; incisal point; menton. |