Restorative Art - CHAPTER 6 - NOSE

Bridge

Dome over the nasal cavity. Point of greatest projection. The arched portion of the nose supported by the nasal bones.

STRAIGHT

Grecian, characterized as straight from tip to root

Wings

Lateral lobes of the nose. The widest part of the nose bordered by the nasal sulcus and the anterior nares.

CONVEX

Roman, aquiline or hooked, curved as the beak of an eagle a nose that has a hook as seen from a profile; may exhibit a hump in the bridge

Major cartilages

Septum and superior lateral cartilage

Platyrrhine

classification give to a nose that is short, broad, and has a minimum of projection; common to individuals of African decent

Leptorrhine

classification given to a nose which is long, narrow, and high bridged; common to individuals of Western European descent

Mesorrhine

classification which is medium broad and medium-low bridged; common to individuals of Asian descent

anterior nares

external nostril openings

Root

the apex (top) of the pyramidal mass of the nose which lies directly inferior to the forehead; the concave dip inferior to the forehead (profile view)

Columna Nasi

the fleshy termination of the nasal septum at the base of the nose; located between the nostrils; the most inferior part of the mass of the nose

Sides of the nose

the lateral walls of the nose between the wings and the bridge; the recede latterally from the dorsum

nasal cavity

the orifice in the bony face bounded by the margins of the nasal bones and the maxilla

CONCAVE

Snub, pug, infantine or retrousse. Characterized by a dip in the bridge and turned up at the end.

Dorsum

The anterior protruding ridge of the nose extending from root to tip. It includes the bridge.

Nasal bones

the paired nasal bones are inferior to the glabella, forming a dome over the superior portion of the nasal cavity

Nose

the prominent organ of smell located in the center or middle 1/3 of the face. It is the beginning of the respiratory tract and is triangular or pyramidal in shape.

Protruding lobe of the nose

the rounded, anterior projection of the tip of the nose (TIP OF NOSE)

Nasal spine of the maxilla

the sharp, bony projection located medially at the inferior margin of the nasal cavity.