Table 3. Differences in the x, y and z mean absolute distances between the simulated surgical mandibular movements compared to the corresponding region on the conformed generic mesh.

Simulated surgical movement	Region and direction		Mean (mm)	SD (mm)	95% CI for difference (mm)		p-value
					Upper	Lower
Mandible to left	Chin	x	0.8	0.6	1.1	0.6	0.232
		y	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.000
		z	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.000
Mandible to right	Chin	x	0.9	0.7	1.3	0.6	0.717
		y	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.001
		z	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.000
Mandibular protrusion	Chin	x	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.001
		y	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.034
		z	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.000
High advancement	Upper lip	x	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.3	0.000
		y	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.000
		z	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.000
	Right lip	x	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.026
		y	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.5	0.005
		z	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.000
	Left lip	x	0.8	0.5	1.0	0.6	0.091
		y	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.3	0.000
		z	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.000
	Philtrum	x	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.3	0.000
		y	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.000
		z	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.000
	Left Cheek	x	2.1	1.3	2.7	1.5	0.001
		y	1.1	1.0	1.6	0.7	0.568
		z	1.4	1.4	2.0	0.7	0.252
	Right Cheek	x	2.1	1.5	2.8	1.4	0.003
		y	1.0	1.1	1.5	0.5	0.854
		z	1.0	1.1	1.5	0.5	0.884
Low advancement	Upper lip	x	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.000
		y	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.000
		z	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.000
	Right lip	x	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.000
		y	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.5	0.002
		z	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.000
	Left lip	x	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.003
		y	0.6	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.000
		z	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.000
	Philtrum	x	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.000
		y	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.000
		z	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.000
	Left Cheek	x	1.9	1.2	2.5	1.4	0.003
		y	0.9	0.6	1.2	0.6	0.399
		z	0.9	0.6	1.3	0.6	0.729
	Right Cheek	x	1.9	1.3	2.5	1.3	0.007
		y	0.8	0.7	1.1	0.4	0.158
		z	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.3	0.067