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From: Comparison of dentoskeletal and soft tissue changes between tooth-borne and tooth-bone-borne hybrid nonsurgical rapid maxillary expansions in adults: a retrospective observational study

Fig. 4

Anteroposterior and vertical dentoskeletal variables assessed in the lateral cephalogram. (1) sella–nasion-A point (SNA, °); (2) sella–nasion-B point (SNB, °); (3) A point-nasion-B point (ANB, °); (4) A point to nasion perpendicular (A to N perp, mm); (5) pogonion to nasion perpendicular (Pog to N perp, mm); (6) Frankfort-mandibular plane angle (FMA, °); (7) lower anterior facial height (LAFH, mm): the distance between the anterior nasal spine and menton parallel to the nasion perpendicular; (8) palatal plane angle (°); (9) maxillary incisor to sella–nasion plane angle (U1 to SN, °); (10) maxillary incisor to Frankfort horizontal plane angle (U1 to FH, °); (11) maxillary incisal edge to Frankfort horizontal plane (U1 IE to FH, mm); (12) maxillary first molar mesiobuccal cusp to Frankfort horizontal plane (U6 MBC to FH, mm); (13) overjet (mm); (14) overbite (mm)

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