Impact of relaxing incisions on maxillofacial growth following Sommerlad–Furlow modified technique in patients with isolated cleft palate: a preliminary comparative study

Table 3 The cephalometric measurement errors using the Dahlberg formula

Variables	S.F^+R.I Group (I)	S.F^−R.I Group (II)	Control Group (III)
Variables	The cephalometric measurement errors
Cranial base
S–N	0.040	0.021	0.070
S-Ba	0.0012	0.059	0.042
S–N-Ba	0.025	0.044	0.012
Maxilla
Co-A	0.064	0.012	0.038
N-ANS	0.046	0.036	0.038
S- PM	0.012	0.016	0.007
SNA	0.027	0.090	0.027
SN-PP	0.025	0.013	0.038
Mandible
Co-Gn	0.023	0.099	0.025
Go-Gn	0.070	0.051	0.051
Ar-Go	0.033	0.071	0.053
SNB	0.014	0.056	0.044
N-Me	0.084	0.032	0.025
ANS-Me	0.044	0.039	0.012
S-Go	0.009	0.010	0.051
MP-SN	0.037	0.011	0.038
Intermaxillary relation
Co-Gn—Co-A	0.071	0.061	0.012
ANB	0.009	0.003	0.005
PP-MP	0.009	0.042	0.016
Occlusion
OP-SN	0.006	0.037	0.012
OP-FH	0.005	0.015	0.033
OP-MP	0.006	0.067	0.044

Abbreviations: S.F^+R.I Sommerlad-Furlow modified technique with relaxing incisions, S.F^−R.I Sommerlad-Furlow modified technique without relaxing incisions, S sella, N nasion, Ba Basion, Co condylion, A A point, ANS anterior nasal spine, PM pterygomaxillare, PP palatal plane, Gn Gnathion, Go gonion, B B point, Me menton, Ar articular, MP Mandibular Plane, OP Occlusal Plane, FH Frankfort horizontal plane

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