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. 2021 May 7;2021:9996857. doi: 10.1155/2021/9996857

Table 2.

The line distance and angle measurements to describe the morphological characteristics of the mandible.

Mandibular body

GoR-GoL Mandibular body width
MfR-MfL Width between mental foramen
Go-Ma (R/L) Width between gonion
Go-Me (R/L) Mandibular body length
Co-Gn (R/L) Effective mandible length
Ma-Ig (R/L) Alveolar process length
Ig-Men Height of mandibular body
GoR-Me-GoL The opening of mandibular body relative to Me
Co-Go-Me (R/L) Mandibular angle
Cc-Ma-Ig (R/L) Anterior angle of mandible

Ramus of mandible

SgR-SgL Width between sigmoid notch
MaR-MaL Width between the mandibular inflection points
Co-Go (R/L) Ramus height
CoR-Me-CoL The opening of mandibular ramus relative to Me
Cc-Sg-Co (R/L) Coracoid-sigmoid notch-condylar angle
CoGo-Sag (R/L) Anteroposterior inclination of ramus
CoGo-Cor (R/L) Mesial and distal inclination of ramus

Condyle

CcR-CcL Width between coracoid processes
CoR-CoL Width between condylar
Co-Cc (R/L) Distance between condyle and coracoid
CdM-CdD (R/L) Condylar width
CdA-CdP (R/L) Condylar thickness
Co-Sg (R/L) Condylar height
CdMCdD-Sag (R/L) Anteroposterior inclination of condyle
CdMCdD-Cor (R/L) Mesial and distal inclination of condyle