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. 2018 Mar 13;13(3):e0194177. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194177

Table 6. Final recommendations.

Validity and reliability results were used for the establishment of final recommendation. Each morphometric measure was assigned with a grade of recommendation within each of the domains: highly recommended (+++), moderately recommended (++), somewhat recommended (+), not recommended (-).

Reference Number (No.) Morphometric measures Descriptive content validity Treatment
planning validity
Long-term changes validity
Inter-side diff. in bilateral linear distances
1. Total posterior mandibular height 1 +++ +++ +++
2. Total posterior mandibular height 2 (Cranial level) ++ ++ ++
3. Condylar height ++ ++ ++
4. Gonion sagittal distance + + +
5. Transverse width to gonion + + +
6. Mandibular basal length ++ ++ +
7. Total mandibular length + + +
8. Maxillary occlusal canting +++ +++ +++
9. Mandibular occlusal canting +++ +++ +++
Inter-side difference in bilateral angles
10. Mandibular coronal angle (y-axis asymmetry) + + -
11. Gonion angle ++ + +
Angles between predefined planes
12. Mandibular axial angle (z-axis asymmetry) +++ +++ ++
13. Mandibular inclination +++ +++ +++
14. Maxillary sagittal position + + ++
15. Mandibular sagittal position ++ ++ ++
16. Maxillary occlusal inclination ++ ++ ++
17. Mandibular occlusal inclination +++ +++ +++
Anterior/posterior face height ratios
18. Anterior/posterior lower face height ratio (Cranial level) +++ +++ +++
19. Anterior/posterior vertical ratio (mandibular level) + + +
Miscellaneous
20. Wits appraisal ++ + +
21. Transverse distance, gnathion, to midsagittal plane ++ ++ ++