. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2014 Mar;145(3):305–316. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2013.11.013

Table VI.

Description of dento-skeletal components on cluster centroids

Atribute	Cluster 1 (N=56)	Cluster 2 (N=85)	Cluster 3 (N=57)	Cluster 4 (N=53)	Cluster 5 (N=58)
Cranial Base	Longer anterior cranial base and slightly decreased saddle angle	Normal	Shorter anterior cranial base normal saddle angle	Shorter anterior cranial base and slightly decreased saddle angle	Normal
Maxilla	Mildly retrusive	Normal	Mildly protrusive	Mildly protrusive	Mildly protrusive
Mandible	Larger unit length yet mildly retropositioned	Moderately retrusive	Smaller unit length, short ramus, retrusive mandible	Retrusive with very short ramus height	Mildly retrusive
Vertical	Normal	Mildly decreased mandibular plane angle	Shorter anterior face height, increased overbite, normal mandibular plane	Steep mandibular plane, open bite	Short anterior face height, flat mandibular plane
U1	Upright	Upright	Upright	Normal	Protrusive
L1	Normal	Proclined	Normal	Proclined	Normal
Other soft tissue findings	Deep labio mental fold	Slight interlabial gap	Redundant lips	Large interlabial gap	Redundant lips

MP, Mandibular plane. CB, Cranial base. U1 Upper incisor. L1 Lower incisor.