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. 2010 Mar-Apr;18(2):135–142. doi: 10.1590/S1678-77572010000200007

Figure 1. Definitions of abbreviations of the cephalometric variables evaluated in this study.

SNA (º)- Angle formed by line S-N and line N-A.
A-Nperp (mm)- Linear distance from point A to the line perpendicular to Frankfort plane passing through point N.
SNB (º)- Angle formed by line S-N and line N-B.
Co-Gn (mm)- Linear distance between the points condylion and gonion.
P-Nperp (mm)- Linear distance from point P to the line perpendicular to Frankfort plane passing through point N.
P-NB (mm)- Linear distance from point P to the line N-B.
ANB (º)- Angle formed by line N-A and line N-B.
Convexity (NAP) (°)- Angle formed by line N-A and line A-P.
Wits (mm)- Linear distance between the projections of points A and B on occlusal plane.
FMA (º)- Angle formed by Frankfort plane and mandibular plane (GoMe).
SN.GoGn (º)- Angle formed by line S-N and line Go-Gn.
SN.Ocl (º)- Angle formed by line S-N and occlusal plane.
1.NA (º)- Angle formed by maxillary incisors long axis and line N-A.
1-NA- Linear distance from the most anterior point of the crown of maxillary incisor to line N-A.
1.NB (º)- Angle formed by mandibular incisors long axis and line N-B.
1-NB- Linear distance from the most anterior point of the crown of mandibular incisor to line N-B.
Mentolabial sulcus- Longer distance from the mentolabial sulcus to line formed by the most anterior point of lower lip and the soft tissue pogonion.
Nasolabial angle (º)- Angle formed by a line from the lower border of the nose to one representing the inclination of the upper lip.
Soft tissue convexity (º)- Angle formed between the lines from soft tissue glabella to subnasale and pogonion.
Upper lip length (mm)- Linear distance between the subnasale point and the most inferior point on the vermilion of the upper lip.
Upper lip protrusion (mm)- Linear distance between upper lip anterior point and subnasale-pogonion line.
Upper lip thickness (mm)- Linear distance between upper lip anterior point and the most anterior point of the buccal surface of maxillary incisor.
Lower lip protrusion (mm)- Linear distance between lower lip anterior point and subnasale-pogonion line.
Lower lip thickness (mm)- Linear distance between lower lip anterior point and the most anterior point of the buccal surface of mandibular incisor.
Interlabial gap (mm)- Linear distance between the most inferior point on the vermilion of the upper lip to the most superior point on the vermilion of the lower lip.
Lower lip-E (mm)- Linear distance between the lower lip anterior point and line E
Upper lip-E (mm)- Linear distance between the upper lip anterior point and line E (esthetic plane by Ricketts).