Table 1 Description of three-dimensional (3D) cone-beam CT (CBCT) landmarks in the study
Landmarks | Definition |
|---|---|
Incision inferior (Ii) | Midpoint of incisal edge of the mandibular central incisors |
Lower canine (Lc dev/ctl) | The highest point of mandibular canine cusp tip on deviated side (dev)/contralateral side (ctl) |
Infradentale (Id) | The most anterior point on the apex of the alveolar process between the mandibular central incisors |
B point (B) | The deepest point in the anterior outline of the mandible between infradentale and pogonion in the sagittal plane |
Pogonion (Pog) | The most anterior point in the mandibular chin area in the sagittal plane |
Menton (Me) | The most inferior point in the middle of the mandibular chin in the frontal plane |
Mental foramen (Mf dev/ctl) | The most inferior point on the lower edge of mental foramen on deviated side/contralateral side |