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. 2014 Oct 13;71(Suppl 2):S369–S375. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2014.07.001

Table 2.

Definition of cephalometric landmarks and reference lines.

1. SNA Angle between S-N and N-A
2. SNB Angle between S-N and N-B
3. ANB Angle between N-A and N-B
4. NSBa (cranial base flexure), Angle between S-N and a line from S to Ba
5. BMeH Angle between B-Me and Me-H
6. GoMeN Angle between Go-Me and Me-N
7. G-VL Linear distance along a perpendicular plane from G to VL
8. S-N Distance between S and N
9. N-Ba Distance between N and Ba
10. ANS-PNS Distance between ANS and PNS
11. PNS-AA (bony oropharynx) Distance between PNS and AA
12. PNS-Ba (bony nasopharynx) Distance between PNS and Ba
13. MP-H Linear distance along a perpendicular plane from H to MP
14. H-VL Linear distance along a perpendicular plane from H to VL
15. PNS-P Distance between PNS and P
16. MPT Greatest thickness of the soft palate
17. TGL Distance between V and TT
18. TGH Linear distance along the perpendicular bisector of the V-TT line to the tongue dorsum
19. SAS( Superior airway space) Narrowest part of the airway between PNS and P
20. PAS (Posterior airway space) Narrowest part of the airway between P and Go
21. MAS (Minimum airway space) Airway width along the Go-B plane