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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006 Jan;64(1):40–46. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.09.011

Table 1.

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SURGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS IN THE BIODEGRADABLE AND TITANIUM SCREW FIXATION GROUPS

Biodegradable (n = 34)
Titanium Screw (n = 35)
N % N %
Female 18 53 24 69
Genioplasty 7 21 9 26
Advancement
 <5 mm 10 29.4 20 57.1
 5–10 mm 24 30.6 14 40
 >10 mm 0 0 1 2.9
Mean SD Mean SD
Age at surgery 27.5 13.0 26.8 11.2
Mandibular plane angle 32.0 6.3 32.0 8.4
Advancement at B Point 5.4 2.6 5.0 2.6

Turvey et al. Stability of Mandibular Advancement With Biodegradables. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2006.