Table 7 Absolute measurements of left-right differences

A-P molar differential (mm)

0.04

0.28

−0.07

0.14

0.484

Midline differential (mm)

0.15

0.20

0.07

0.23

0.000****

Maxillary arch length (mm)

0.28

0.66

0.04

0.53

0.025*

Mandibular arch length (mm)

0.33

0.68

0.08

0.58

0.012*

Mandibular length in 3D (mm)

−0.43

1.53

−1.00

0.14

0.132

Manibular length in 2D (mm)

−0.21

1.53

−0.78

0.36

0.452

Ramus height in 3D (mm)

−0.81

1.65

−1.42

−0.19

0.012*

Ramus height in 2D (mm)

−0.75

1.60

−1.34

−0.15

0.016*

Corpus length in 3D (mm)

0.09

1.27

−0.38

0.57

0.690

Corpus length in 2D (mm)

0.08

1.67

−0.55

0.70

0.801

Gonial angle (°)

0.48

2.48

−0.44

1.40

0.297

Mandibular plane angle (°)

0.57

1.66

−0.06

1.19

0.073

Ramus inclination to the saggital plane (°)

−1.22

2.92

−2.32

−0.13

0.029*

Mediolateral diameter of the condylar head in 3D (mm)

0.06

1.22

−0.39

0.52

0.781

Mediolateral diameter of the condylar head in 2D (mm)

0.07

1.22

−0.38

0.52

0.752

Anteroposterior diameter of the condylar head in 3D (mm)

−0.24

0.85

−0.55

0.08

0.141

Anteroposterior diameter of the condylar head in 2D (mm)

−0.23

0.86

−0.55

0.09

0.149

Superior joint space in 3D (mm)

−0.03

0.78

−0.32

0.26

0.820

Superior joint space in 2D (mm)

0.08

0.63

−0.16

0.31

0.505