Antilingula as a Surgical Reference Point for Vertical Ramus Osteotomy

Table 1

Antilingula-related distances with their hemiarch comparisons.

Variables	Total patients ()		Right side		Left side		Right/left comparison
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	value	Significant
A-AntiL	14.32	2.62	14.69	2.61	13.97	2.61	0.030	Right>left
P-AntiL	17.59	2.12	17.47	2.14	17.72	2.13	0.483	─
A-P	31.92	3.51	32.2	3.50	31.7	3.55	0.157	─
S-AntiL	13.48	3.07	13.33	2.89	13.63	3.27	0.455	─
I-AntiL	37.06	4.33	37.54	4.16	36.57	4.48	0.064	─
S-I	50.54	5.49	50.9	5.15	50.2	5.85	0.224	─

AntiL: antilingula; A: anterior ramus; P: posterior ramus; S: superior ramus; I: inferior ramus. : number of patient; significant: ; ─: not significant.