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. 2015 Jan;12(1):60–69.

Table 2.

McNamara cephalometric analysis variables [4,5]

Na-A distance Perpendicular distance between point A to Nasion
Pog-Na distance Perpendicular distance from Pogonion to Na
SNA angle Sella-Nasion-Point A angle
U1-A distance Distance between the facial surface of upper incisor and a vertical line drawn through point A
L1-A distance Distance between the edge of the incisors and a line drawn from point A-Pog
Upper airway space Point on the posterior outline of the soft palate to the closest point on the pharyngeal wall
Lower airway space Point of intersection of the posterior border of the tongue and the inferior border of the mandible to the closest point on the posterior pharyngeal wall
Lower Anterior Facial Height(LAFH) Distance from ANS to Me
Mandibular length Distance between Co-Gn
Mid-face length Distance between Co-A point
Facial axial angle Formed by a line constructed from PTM to Gn and the line perpendicular to the N point
Mandibular plane angle Angle between the anatomic Frankfort horizontal plane and the line drawn along Go and Me
Maxillary and mandibular differentiation Relationship between the mandibular length and midfacial length (Co-Gn)_(Co-A)