Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
subANS region
English answer:
area below the anterior nasal spine
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Domagoj
Nov 13, 2014 16:21
9 yrs ago
English term
subANS region
English
Medical
Medical: Dentistry
Facial surface maxillary/mandibular alveolar ridge mesial to 1st molar, maxillary subANS region, mandibular symphysis.
What does "subANS" stand for?
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What does "subANS" stand for?
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| 4 +1 | area below the anterior nasal spine |
Charles Davis
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area below the anterior nasal spine
ANS = anterior nasal spine
See here, about halfway down the page:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/dental/ortho/ass-ceph.htm
This shows you where it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_nasal_spine
"After initial alignment of anterior teeth, a mini-implant was placed below the anterior nasal spine"
http://orthocj.com/2009/01/correction-of-deep-overbite-with-...
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Note added at 40 mins (2014-11-13 17:02:35 GMT)
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Here's another page where the same abbreviation is used (see foot of page):
http://dental-bio-ray.com/index1.html
See here, about halfway down the page:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/dental/ortho/ass-ceph.htm
This shows you where it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_nasal_spine
"After initial alignment of anterior teeth, a mini-implant was placed below the anterior nasal spine"
http://orthocj.com/2009/01/correction-of-deep-overbite-with-...
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Note added at 40 mins (2014-11-13 17:02:35 GMT)
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Here's another page where the same abbreviation is used (see foot of page):
http://dental-bio-ray.com/index1.html
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