Research Article
Antilingula as a Surgical Reference Point for Vertical Ramus Osteotomy
Table 3
Antilingula-related distances with their skeletal patterns.
| Variables | Class I () | Class II () | Class III () | Interclass comparison | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | value | value | Significant |
| A-AntiL | 14.03 | 2.43 | 14.04 | 2.39 | 14.98 | 3.07 | 1.005 | 0.371 | ─ | P-AntiL | 16.98 | 2.19 | 17.67 | 1.98 | 18.29 | 2.05 | 2.485 | 0.091 | ─ | A-P | 31.00 | 3.28 | 31.73 | 2.62 | 33.30 | 4.29 | 2.814 | 0.067 | ─ | S-AntiL | 13.01 | 2.71 | 13.27 | 3.29 | 14.30 | 3.22 | 1.175 | 0.315 | ─ | I-AntiL | 36.58 | 4.29 | 36.45 | 3.79 | 38.32 | 4.82 | 1.357 | 0.264 | ─ | S-I | 49.60 | 4.51 | 49.74 | 5.13 | 52.62 | 6.57 | 2.338 | 0.104 | ─ |
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AntiL: antilingula; A: anterior ramus; P: posterior ramus; S: superior ramus; I: inferior ramus. : number of side; significant: ; ─: not significant. |