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Table 4 Postoperative change in facial width (as a percentage of the preoperative width) according to the ostectomy level

From: Changes in facial width according to the ostectomy level of the proximal bone segment in intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy for mandibular prognathism

 

Superior ostectomy group (n = 22)

Inferior ostectomy group (n = 10)

P-value

B Width MnF-C/Mn F-H

5.7±4.4

4.6±5.6

0.566

B Width MnF-C/Alv-H

0.9±3.5

1.9±4.7

0.502

ST Width condyle-C/Sig N-H

1.1±2.5

1.9±2.2

0.359

ST Width condyle-C/Mn F-H

2.5±4.2

3.6±3.2

0.454

ST Width condyle-C/Alv-H

0.3±5.6

4.0±6.1

0.101

ST Width MnF-C/Sig N-H

1.4±2.4

2.5±2.4

0.231

ST Width MnF-C/Mn F-H

2.0±3.0

4.4±4.9

0.099

ST Width MnF-C/Alv-H

0.4±4.8

3.5±5.7

0.124

ST Width coronoid C/Sig N-H

1.9±2.0

1.7±2.9

0.801

ST Width coronoid C/Mn F-H

2.4±2.6

3.8±3.8

0.205

ST Width coronoid C/Alv-H

1.3±3.5

4.7±5.6

0.050*

  1. Superior ostectomy group: patient group with proximal segment ostectomy on mandibular tooth surface level
  2. Inferior ostectomy group: patient group with proximal segment ostectomy on mandibular inferior border level
  3. *P ≤ .05