Evaluation of facial soft tissue thickness in asymmetric mandibular deformities after orthognathic surgery

Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 3 Comparison of facial soft tissue thickness between deviated (Dev) and nondeviated (N-Dev) sides before (T1) and 6 months (T2) after surgery

Variable	T1				T2				T1–T2
Variable	Dev	N-Dev	Difference	P value^†	Dev	N-Dev	Difference	P value^†	P value^‡
Go1	9.67 ± 3.11	11.00 ± 3.74	1.34 ± 1.31	0.000	12.50 ± 4.63	13.66 ± 4.99	1.16 ± 0.96	0.000	0.000
Go2	13.87 ± 2.89	14.69 ± 2.93	1.17 ± 0.88	0.000	15.98 ± 3.96	16.79 ± 3.99	0.80 ± 1.27	0.002	0.000
Go3	16.07 ± 0.93	17.47 ± 4.54	1.40 ± 1.58	0.000	21.45 ± 4.42	21.97 ± 4.21	0.52 ± 1.33	0.058	0.000
Go4	14.61 ± 2.75	15.82 ± 3.11	1.22 ± 1.35	0.000	15.60 ± 4.25	15.95 ± 4.06	0.34 ± 1.05	0.098	0.146
Go5	18.21 ± 2.65	19.09 ± 2.50	0.87 ± 0.92	0.000	20.20 ± 3.66	20.87 ± 3.69	0.67 ± 1.04	0.002	0.000
Go6	16.35 ± 2.54	17.70 ± 2.53	1.35 ± 1.35	0.000	16.18 ± 3.14	16.52 ± 3.15	0.34 ± 1.19	0.14	0.032
Go7	19.93 ± 2.19	20.99 ± 2.04	0.28 ± 0.55	0.000	21.12 ± 3.15	21.40 ± 3.098	0.28 ± 0.55	0.013	0.004

^†P values were calculated by paired t-test. ^‡Difference between T1 and T2 was calculated by paired t-test