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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 May 3.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Oral Investig. 2024 Jan 29;28(2):122. doi: 10.1007/s00784-024-05513-9

Table 2.

3D craniofacial measurements performed in T0, T1, and image superposition

Measurements Definition Figure

Vertical dimension
 N-B (mm) Distance from the nasion (N) to the supramental (B) 3 (a)
 N-Me (mm) Distance from the nasion (N) to the mentonian (Me) 3 (a)
Condylar rotation
 Fs.CoGo (°) Angle formed among the fossa point (Fs), condylion (Co), and gonion (Go) 3 (c)
 Em.Co0Co1 (°) Angle formed among the eminence point (Em) and condylion (Co) in T0 and T1 superimposition 4 (a)
 EmM.Co0Co1 (°) Angle formed among the medial eminence point (EmM) and condylion (Co) in T0 and T1 superimposition
 EmLCo0Co1 (°) Angle formed among the lateral eminence point (EmL) to the condylion (Co) in T0 and T1 superimposition
Condylar translation
 Fs-Co (mm) Distance from the fossa point (Fs) to the condylion (Co) 4 (b)
 Co-Em (mm) Distance from the condylion point (Co) to the eminence point (Em) 4 (b)
 Co-EmM (mm) Distance from the condylion point (Co) to the eminence point (EmM)
 Co-EmL (mm) Distance from the condylion point (Co) to the eminence point (EmL)
 Fs.Co0Co1 (°) Angle formed from the fossa point (Fs) to the condylion point (Co) in the superimposition of T0 and T1 4 (a)
 Co0-Co1 (mm) Distance between the condylion points (Co) in the superimposition of T0 and T1 4 (c)
Mandibular advancement
 SNB (°) Angle formed among sella (S), nasion (N), and supramental (B)
 ANB (°) Angle formed among subspinal (A), nasion (N), and supramental (B)
 B0-B1 (mm) Distance between the supramental points (B) in the superimposition of T0 and T1 3 (a)
 Me0-Me1 (mm) Distance between the mentonian points (Me) in the superimposition of T0 and T1 3 (a)
Mandibular rotation
 Co0Go0.Co1Go1 (°) Angle formed among condylion (Co) and gonion (Go) in T0 and T1 superimposition 5 (a)
 Co0B0.Co1B1 (°) Angle formed among condylion (Co) and supramental (B) in T0 and T1 superimposition 5 (b)
 Co0Me0.Co1Me1 (°) Angle formed among condylion (Co) and mentonian (Me) in T0 and T1 superimposition 5 (c)
 Go0Me0.Go1Me1 (°) Angle formed among gonion (Go) and mentonian (Me) in T0 and T1 superimposition 5 (d)
 Go0B0.Go1B1 (°) Angle formed among gonion (Go) and supramental (B) in TO and T1 superimposition 5 (e)
Mandibular translation
 Fs.Go0Go1 (°) Angle formed among fossa point (Fs) and gonion (Go) in T0 and T1 superimposition 3 (b)
 Go0-Go1 (mm) Distance between the gonion points (Go) in the superimposition of T0 and T1 3 (a)
Articular eminence dimension
 Fs-Em (mm) Distance from the fossa point (Fs) to the eminence point (Em) 4 (c)
 Fs-EmM (mm) Distance from the fossa point (Fs) to the medial eminence point (EmM)
 Fs-EmL (mm) Distance from the fossa point (Fs) to the lateral eminence point (EmL)

T0 follow-up before initiating treatment, T1 follow-up after initiating treatment