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. 2015 Aug 7;10(8):e0135273. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135273

Table 2. Definitions of measurements variables.

Symbol Description Definition
V Volume The volume of each region of the airway
mCSA Mean cross-sectional area Mean cross-sectional area of each region of airway
LR Left-right diameter The lateral dimension of each region of airway on CBCT axial plane
AP Anteroposterior dimension The anteroposterior dimension of each region of airway on CBCT axial plane
AP/LR Ratio of AP/LR Ratio of AP to LR dimensions
C3-H The third cervical vertebra to hyoid bone The distance from C3 to H in the sagittal plane
C3Me-H The C3-Me line to hyoid bone The perpendicular distance between H and C3-Me line
Gn-x The mandible advancement in the horizontal direction The mean amount of mandible advancement at Gn in the horizontal direction
Gn-y The mandible advancement in the vertical direction The mean amount of mandible advancement at Gn in the vertical direction
A-x The maxillary advancement in the horizontal direction The mean amount of maxillary bone advancement at A in the horizontal direction
A-y The maxillary advancement in the vertical direction The mean amount of maxillary bone advancement at A in the vertical direction
UI-x The upper incisor advancement in the horizontal direction The mean amount of upper incisor advancement in the horizontal direction
UI-y The upper incisor advancement in the vertical direction The mean amount of upper incisor in the vertical direction
U3-U3 The width of maxillary anterior arch The distance of upper canine cusp to canine cusp
UⅤ-UⅤ The width of maxillary middle arch The distance of both side second deciduous molar central fossa
U6-U6 The width of maxillary posterior arch The distance of both side first molar central fossa
AL The dental arch length The perpendicular distance from the mesial point of the two upper incisor to the line connecting left-right first molar central fossa