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Facial bones - Waters
Facial bone positioning
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02/20/2013

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Term
Patient position
Waters (Parietoacantial)
Definition
Prone or seated upright with MSP centered to midline
Term
Part position
Waters (Parietoacantial)
Definition
rest head on tip of extended chin
Term
Part position: OML
Waters (Parietoacantial)
Definition
forms a 37º angle with the plane of the IR
Term
Part position: MML and MSP
Waters (Parietoacantial)
Definition
perpendicular to IR
Term
Part position: Acanthion
Waters (Parietoacantial)
Definition
centered on IR
Term
CR:
Waters (Parietoacantial)
Definition
Exits acanthion perpendicular to IR
Term
Modified Waters:
Definition
OML 55º to IR
Term
Eval Criteria: Distance from Lat border of Skull to Orbit
Waters (Parietoacantial)
Definition
Equal on both sides
Term
Eval Criteria: Petrous ridges
Waters (Parietoacantial)
Definition
projected immediately below maxillary sinuses
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