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. 2008 Dec 22;9:169. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-169

Table 3.

Cephalometric measurements in Scheuermann's disease and scoliosis group.

Direction of the measurement Parameters Scheuermann's disease group Scoliosis group
Mean SD Min. Max. Mean SD Min. Max.
Sagittal Maxillary depth (MD)
Norm:90.0 ± 3°
91.31 3.87 80.80 100.90 91.83 3.15 85.80 97.70

Ramus position (RP)
Norm:76.0 ± 3°
73.80 4.98 59.00 82.30 74.84 2.91 68.00 82.90

Vertical Facial axis (FA)
Norm:90.0 ± 3°
86.31 3.62 78.20 91.80 86.50 4.92 78.40 100.20

Lower facial height (LFH)
Norm:47.0 ± 4°
39.50 4.17 30.50 50.10 39.35 5.22 27.70 50.30

Mandibular plane angle (MP)
Norm:27.2 ± 4.5°
22.97 5.80 14.30 33.40 21.01 5.62 10.10 30.80