Restorative Art Facial Profile

Concave

(least common) profile in which the upper part of the concave arc reveals the protrusion of the forehead from the eyebrows to the hairline; the lower part of the arc shows the chin protruding farther than the upper lip

Oval

(most common) classic egg-shape form, the cranium is slightly wider than the jaws. The outline of all parts is gently rounding. The cranium is usually semi-circular, the jawline curved, the nose is usually straight and proportional in length

Convex

(most common) profile in which the upper and lower parts of the convex arc reveal the forehead recedes from the eyebrows to the hairline and the chin recedes from the projection of the upper lip

concave-convex

The forehead protrudes beyond the eyebrows to the hairline and the chin recedes from the projection of the upper lip

convex-concave

The forehead recedes from the eyebrows to the hairline and the chin protrudes beyond the plane of the upper lip

Inverted Triangle

Wide forehead and narrow in the jaws; consists of a large rounded cranium, a high, broad forehead and jawlines which narrow down to an oval or angular chin; nose is generally long and thin; eyebrows are inclined to arch; mouth is harmoniously narrow

concave-vertical

denotes a forehead which protrudes from the eyebrow to the hairline while the upper lip and chin project equally to a vertical line

convex-vertical

denotes a forehead which recedes from the eyebrow to the hairline while the upper lip and chin project equally to a vertical line

vertical-concave

denotes a vertical forehead and a chin which protrudes more than the upper lip

vertical-convex

forehead and eyebrows denotes a vertical forehead and a chin which recedes from the projection of the upper lip

Round

infantine type; jawline and cranium repeat this curvature. The very full, convex form of the features is usually in harmony. The forehead may be low and broad, the cheeks full and prominent, the chin globular, the sub-mandibular area rounding upward to join the cheeks, the mouth full-lipped and wide, the nose short, broad and possibly concave

Triangular

least common; wider between the angles of the jaw than it across the forehead; mouth tends to wideness, the nose is fleshy and broad; tendency toward heavy jowls; lower jaw is wide and angular; chin is broad and square

Oblong

long and narrow; may be accompanied by hollow cheeks, usually identified with similar contour throughout the body. The nose is generally long and prominent at the tip; forehead is narrow and high, has a strong tendency toward recession; the mouth tends to narrowness and may terminate in oval or square chin

Vertical

profile in which the forehead, upper lip and chin project to an imaginary vertical line

Square

usually broad and has very little curvature. "strong" type with forehead wide and the angles of the jaw are usually low as well as wide. The hairline and the eyebrows are almost horizontal; the chin is broad and dominant; the nose is likely to be long and sharply chiseled; the mouth is wide in harmony with the width of the jaws

Diamond

wide across the cheekbones and narrows in width in the forehead and jaws; eyes are likely to be well separated; the nose short and thin; mouth relatively narrow