Anatomical study of the location of the antilingula, lingula, and mandibular foramen for vertical ramus osteotomy

Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 2 Mean value (M), standard deviation (SD), maximum (Max), and minimum (Min) value for difference between antilingula and other point

		Measurement
Anatomic point		A	C
Antilingula and lingula	Mean (mm)	+ 0.54	+ 4.19
	SD	2.87	2.25
	Max./Min	+ 6.24/− 4.88	+ 0.12/− 9.14
Antilingula and mandibular foramen	Mean (mm)	− 6.95	+ 4.98
	SD	3.11	2.38
	Max./Min	−1.04/− 12.86	− 0.16/− 9.06

At “A” difference measurement, positive value means that antilingula inferior to other points and negative value means that antilingula superior to other points. At “C” difference measurement, positive value means that antilingula anterior to other points and negative value means that antilingula posterior to other points)