Table 2.

Definitions of the 3D landmarks digitized for this study

Landmark number	Landmark description
Mandibular landmarks
1	Infradentale
2	Centroid of masseteric scar on mandible
3	Centroid of medial pterygoid scar on medial surface of angle of ascending ramus
4	Coronion
5	Tip of central incisor
6	Center of occlusal surface of mandibular M3
7	Center of occlusal surface of mandibular M3 (contralateral side)
8	Midpoint of line connecting the medial and lateral poles of the mandibular condyle
Cranial landmarks
9	Prosthion
10	Point on alveolar margin of maxillary fourth premolar
11	Point on alveolar margin of maxillary second molar
12	Midpoint of cranial masseteric scar
13	Deepest and most superior point in the pterygoid fossa
14	Point on the ectocranial surface of the sphenoid at maximum postorbital constriction
15	Midpoint of the crest of the AE
16	Point on the posterior edge of the AE along a line perpendicular to the long axis of the AE
17	Anterior-most point on the articular surface of the cranial component of the TMJ
18	Most inferior point on the postglenoid process

AE, articular eminence; TMJ, temporomandibular joint.