Research Article

Relationship between Frontal Gap and Postoperative Stability in the Treatment of Mandibular Prognathism

Table 1

Summary of menton (Me) and frontal gap in T21, T32, and T31.

VariableMeanSD value

Me (horizontal, mm)
 T21 −12.4 4.23 <0.001
 T321.0 3.00 0.068
 T31−11.4 3.78 <0.001
Me (vertical, mm)
 T21 0.6 1.73 0.048
 T32−0.5 1.96 0.153
 T310.1 1.59 0.664
Frontal gap T2 (mm)
 Right gap4.7 2.68 0.079
 Left gap4.0 2.48

T21: immediate surgical changes; T32: postoperative stability; T31: 2-year surgical change.
Significant .