Digital evaluation of nasal changes induced by rapid maxillary expansion with different anchorage and appliance design

Table 2 Set of reproducible dental and skeletal landmarks located on the scans

Dental landmarks	Definitions
RMPC	Center of the pulp chamber of the first upper permanent molar of the right side
LMPC	Center of the pulp chamber of the first upper permanent molar of the left side
Skeletal landmarks	Definitions
RNF	Junction of palatal cortical alveolar bone and cortical bone surrounding nasal cavity of the right side located in the coronal scan passing through RMF point
LNF	Junction of palatal cortical alveolar bone and cortical bone surrounding nasal cavity of the left side located in the coronal scan passing through RMF point
RNW	Most external point of the cortex bone separating the maxillary sinus and the nasal cavity of the right side located in the coronal scan passing through RMF point
LNW	Most external point of the cortex bone separating the maxillary sinus and the nasal cavity of the left side located in the coronal scan passing through RMF point

RMF right molar furcation, RMPC right molar pulp chamber, LMPC left molar pulp chamber, RNF right nasal floor, LNF left nasal floor, RNW right nasal wall, LNW left nasal wall

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