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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 3 Comparison of average distance of dAnt and dInf between prognathism and retrognathism (mm)

From: Three-dimensional analysis of the anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve in relation to the growth pattern of the mandibular functional subunit

 

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

p value

dAnt

 Prognathism

3.34 ± 1.59

0.51

7.12

< 0.001

 Retrognathism

1.00 ± 0.97

0

2.89

dInf

 Prognathism

6.81 ± 1.33

3.89

10.38

< 0.001

 Retrognathism

5.56 ± 1.34

2.87

8.68

  1. dPog distance from the pogonion to the Mcnamara plane, dAnt distance from the most anterior point of the inferior alveolar nerve from the MF_V. If there is no anterior curvature, dAnt is defined as “0”, dInf distance from the most inferior point of inferior alveolar nerve from MF_H
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