Clinical Study
Are Hyoid Bone and Tongue the Risk Factors Contributing to Postoperative Relapse for Mandibular Prognathism?
Table 1
Values for the various cephalometric parameters of the serial postsurgical changes in the horizontal direction.
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(+) means the forward movement; (−) means the backward movement. : significant, . —: not significant. T2-T1: postsurgical immediate change; T3-T2: difference between postsurgical immediate change and 6 weeks to 3 months’ change. T4-T3: change between postsurgical 6 weeks to 3 months and over 1 year. T4-T1: over 1 year final surgical change; T4-T2: over 1 year surgical stability. |