Prognathism has frequently been noted as a prominent characteristic of the criminal face, both in men and women.
Alveolar prognathism is noted in 1 case and superciliary ridges in 2.
FACE: Six men are recorded as having pentagonal faces, 3 broad and 3 long; alveolar prognathism is noted in 2.
Alveolar prognathism is noted in 3 men, and superciliary ridges in 3.
FACE: Two are pentagonal, 2 rather broad, and 2 long; alveolar prognathismis noted in 3, 1 of which has also general prognathism.
There is often markedprognathism of the dental variety, and the teeth are irregular and blackened, large and projecting--frequently growing outwards at an angle, like those of a rabbit.
The cheekbones and zygomatic arch are prominent, and a degree of prognathism is prevalent.
It presents no appearance of that prognathism which diminishes the facial angle.
Prognathism is that projection of the jaw-bones which sharpens or lessons this angle, and which is illustrated in the negro countenance and in the lowest savages.
Some prognathism is common among Fijians, both total and mid-facial, but the condition is not universal nor pronounced.
Mid-facial prognathismhas a submedium incidence of 23 per cent and a medium of 13 per cent; the remainder lack the condition, except three individuals who are pronounced.
Facial and alveolar prognathism and other features approach the prevalent Indian medium.
And still another factor is the incline of the front teeth, though this affects merely the appearance of prognathism and not its measurements.
As a matter of fact, the feminine type of prognathism shown in No.
It is this development, prevalent in the male sex, that renders subnasal prognathism much rarer in man.
Prognathism of the lips, pushed forward to form the prominence of the "muzzle," which gives so characteristic an expression to the profile of certain Negroes or Australians (Fig.
This prognathismis measured with the angle determined by the alveolar point, the external auditory meatus, and the nasal spine (Fig.
In this type the stature is generally not so high, the head less elongated, and prognathism also less; the median convexity of the brow often disappears, and the nose is more prominent and narrower.
Prognathism alone is not typical any more than the temperament, color of the hair, etc.
The Flemish skulls present the same prognathism as those of Furfooz, and certain types have characteristics that might cause them to be classed with the Mongoloid race.
Prognathism is more common in them than in the dark people of the country, in which the speaker finds Ligurian traces, as in the basin of the Loire (Liger- Liguria).
Extreme prognathism is the characteristic that most frequently appears, and in some instances there is the broad nose, with the same osteological peculiarities that mark the Grimaldi type.
Its prognathism or protrusion is extreme, and the canine teeth were very strong, while the molars were evidently large and increased in size backward, a non-human characteristic.
But a little consideration will show that any "facial angle" that has been devised, can be competent to express the structural modifications involved in prognathism and orthognathism, only in a rough and general sort of way.
On the whole, the prognathism is considerable but is not as variable as that of Manóbos and of Mandáyas.
Prognathism is marked but variable according to the testimony of Montano, who took the anthropometrical measurements of many crania which he obtained from caves in northeastern Mindanáo.
But a little consideration will show that any 'facial angle' that has been devised, can be competent to express the structural modifications involved in prognathism and orthognathism, only in a rough and general sort of way.
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