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Numbers of Beauty: An Innovative Aesthetic Analysis for Orthognathic Surgery Treatment Planning

Table 1

Arnett’s STCA on the reference group.

VariableMean MissesSD MissesArnett’s Mean Arnett’s SD

Facial heights
 Upper lip length (mm) 21.3±2.521±1.9n.s.
 Interlabial gap (mm)1.2±0.73.3±1.3<0.001
 Lower lip length (mm)44.9±4.746.9±2.3n.s.
 Lower 1/3 of face (mm)67.3±6.771.1±3.5n.s.
 Facial height (mm)118.3±16.6124.6±4.7n.s.
Soft tissue thickness
 Upper lip thickness (mm)16.1±2.912.6±1.8<0.001
 Lower lip thickness (mm)11.3±1.913.6±1.4<0.001
Projections to TVL
 Glabella (mm)−8.5±0.1−8.5±2.4n.s.
 Orbital rim (mm)−22.1±3.4−18.7±2.0<0.001
 Cheekbone (mm)−21.6±4.1−20.6±2.4n.s.
 Subpupil (mm)−17.6±2.6−14.8±2.1<0.001
 Nasal projection (mm)15.2±2.416±1.4n.s.
 Alar base (mm)−12.9±2.2−12.9±1.1n.s.
 Soft tissue A′ (mm)−1.2±1.21±1.7<0.001
 Upper lip anterior (mm)1.6±1.63.7±1.2<0.001
 Upper lip angle (°)8.7±7.912.1±5.1n.s.
 Nasolabial angle (°)108.9±14103.5±6.8n.s.
 Lower lip anterior (mm)−1.8±2.71.9±1.4<0.001
 Soft tissue B′ (mm)−8.3±3.6−5.3±1.5<0.001
 Soft tissue Pogonion′ (mm)−5.9±4.4−2.6±1.9<0.001
 Throat length (mm)55.1±8.258.2±5.9n.s.
Facial harmony
 Facial angle (°)166.5±4.6169.3±3.4<0.001
 Forehead to maxilla (mm)7.2±1.28.4±2.70.002
 Forehead to chin (mm)2.6±4.45.9±2.30.001
 Orbital rim to maxilla (mm)20.9±3.218.5±2.30.001
 Orbital rim to chin (mm)16.3±4.516±2.6n.s.
 Subnasale to chin (mm)5.9±4.43.2±1.90.006
 Maxilla to mandible (mm)7.1±3.05.2±1.60.005
 Lip to lip (mm)3.3±1.91.8±1.00.006
 Lower lip to chin (mm)4.1±2.84.5±2.1n.s.
 B′ to chin (mm)2.5±1.82.7±1.1n.s.