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Table 4 Average distances between pre- and post-operative scans in different facial areas (Fig. 5) presented as the mean values (together with one standard deviation) in selected regions

From: An evaluation of three-dimensional facial changes after surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME): an observational study

Region

Average distance (mm)

Right lateral

Right medial

Middle

Left medial

Left lateral

2

− 0.2 ± 0.9

0.7 ± 0.9

0.2 ± 0.8

0.8 ± 0.9

− 0.2 ± 0.9

3

− 0.4 ± 0.9

1.2 ± 1.0

0.4 ± 1.0

1.4 ± 1.0

− 0.2 ± 0.9

4

− 0.6 ± 0.5

− 0.5 ± 1.0

− 0.1 ± 0.9

− 0.2 ± 0.8

− 0.2 ± 0.5