pISSN 2234-7518
eISSN 2005-372X
eISSN 2005-372X
Variables measured in this study
| Variables | Definition |
|---|---|
| Skeletal | |
| Distance | |
| Menton deviation | The distance between Me and MSP |
| Body length | The distance between Me and Go |
| Ramus height | The distance between Go and Cd |
| Go to MSP | The distance between the Go and MSP |
| MFmid deviation | The distance between the MFmid and MSP |
| Angulation | |
| Ramus inclination | The angle between the ramus axial line (Cd-Go) and MSP |
| ∠MHP to FHP | The angle between the MHP and FHP (projected on the coronal plane) |
| ∠MnMSP to MSP | The angle between the MnMSP and MSP (projected on the FHP) |
| Dental | |
| Vertical distance | |
| UM or UC to FHP | The distance between the UM or UC and FHP |
| LM or LC to FHP | The distance between the LM or LC and FHP |
| Soft tissue | |
| Vertical distance | |
| Al or Ac to FHP | The distance between the Al or Ac and FHP |
| Ch to FHP | The distance between the Ch and FHP |
| Subchin to FHP | The distance between the Subchin and FHP |
| Transverse distance | |
| G’ or N’ to MSP | The distance between the G’ or N’ and MSP |
| Prn or Sn to MSP | The distance between the Prn or Sn and MSP |
| Al or Ac to MSP | The distance between the Al or Ac and MSP |
| NLF to MSP | The distance between the NLF and MSP |
| Ls or Li to MSP | The distance between the Ls or Li and MSP |
| Stms or Stmi to MSP | The distance between the Stms or Stmi and MSP |
| Ch to MSP | The distance between the Ch and MSP |
| B’, Pog’, or Me’ to MSP | The distance between the B’, Pog’, or Me’ to MSP |
| Anteroposterior distance | |
| Al or Ac to coronal plane | The distance between the Al or Ac and coronal plane |
| NLF to coronal plane | The distance between the NLF and coronal plane |
| Ch to coronal plane | The distance between the Ch and coronal plane |
| Midchin to coronal plane | The distance between the Midchin and coronal plane |
| Vertical line angulation | |
| Nasal bridge to MSP | The angle between the nasal bridge (N’-Prn) and MSP |
| Philtrum to MSP | The angle between the philtrum line (Sn-Ls) and MSP |
| Chin midline to MSP | The angle between the chin midline (Li-Me’) and MSP |
| Nasolabial fold to MSP | The angle between the nasolabial fold line (Ac-NLF) and MSP |
| Transverse line angulation | |
| Ch line to FHP | The angle between the Ch line (Ch_NDv-Ch_Dv) and FHP |
Me, menton; MSP, midsagittal plane; Go, gonion; Cd, condylion; MF, mental foramen; MHP, mandibular horizontal plane; FHP, Frankfort horizontal plane; UM, maxillary first molar; UC, maxillary canine; LM, mandibular first molar; LC, mandibular canine; Al, nasal ala; Ac, nasal alar curvature; G’, soft tissue glabella; N’, soft tissue nasion; Prn, pronasale; Sn, subnasale; Ls, labrale superius; Li, labrale inferius; Stms, stomion superius; Stmi, stomion inferius; NLF, nasolabial fold; Ch, cheilion; B’, soft tissue B point; Pog’, soft tissue pogonion; Me’, soft tissue menton; NDv, nondeviated side; Dv, deviated side; MnMSP, mandibular midsagittal plane.