Table 1.

Mean values (mm) (SD) mandibular angle width according to sex, skeletal malocclusion, and facial type

Sex	Skeletal malocclusion		Facial type
		Brachycephalic	Mesocephalic	Dolichocephalic
Female	Class I	32.55 (3.13) Bab	32.45 (3.75) Bb	36.5 (2.16) Aa
	Class II	31.40 (3.11) b	32.00 (3.24) b	33.28 (2.67) b
	Class III	33.68 (3.48) a	35.04 (3.10) a	33.54 (3.43) b
Male*	Class I	34.36 (3.82) b	33.73 (5.41)	35.61 (4.71)
	Class II	34.18 (4.35) b	34.78 (4.74)	35.04 (4.72)
	Class III	37.30 (5.51) a	36.48 (4.79)	35.09 (4.93)

SD: Standard deviation;

* differs from female in all cases

Upper case letters indicate differences between facial types (horizontal) and lower case letters between skeletal malocclusions (vertical)