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Table 2 Linear and angular measurements evaluated in this study

From: Effects of estrogen deficiency during puberty on maxillary and mandibular growth and associated gene expression – an μCT study on rats

Landmarks Description References
Maxilla
 1–2 Maxillary arch length –
 3–3 Maxillary intermolar distance –
 1–4 Maxillary diastema length –
 2–4 Maxillary posterior segment length –
 6–7 Maxillary central incisor length –
Mandible
 18–19 Mandibular height – from most posterior point of condyle to most posterior point of mandiblular angle Wei et al., 2017
 18–25 Upper mandibular length Wei et al., 2017
 19–22 Lower mandibular length Wei et al., 2017
 20–22 Mandibular plane length Wei et al., 2017; Fujita et al., 2004
 17–22 Diagonal mandibular length Wei et al., 2017; Fujita et al., 2004
 17–19 Distance between the most superior point of the condyle to mandible angle Wei et al., 2017; Fujita et al., 2004
 23–24 Mandibular central incisor length Wei et al., 2017; Fujita et al., 2004
 25–26 Distance between first lower molar mesial face to lower central incisor buccal face Wei et al., 2017; Fujita et al., 2004
 17–20 Mandibular height- from most superior point of the condyle to mandible base Wei et al., 2017
 17–19–20-22 Mandibular angle composed between the lines 17–19 and 20–22 Fujita et al., 2004
 20–22-24 Mandibular angle composed by the landmarkers 20, 22 and 24 Fujita et al., 2004
 17–20-22 Mandibular angle composed by the landmarkers 17, 20 and 22 Fujita et al., 2004
 7–7 Mandibular arch width Corte et al., 2019
 9–9 Mandibular intermolar distance Corte et al., 2019
 8–12 Mandibular arch length Corte et al., 2019
 8–9 Mandibular posterior segment length Corte et al., 2019
 9–11 Mandibular diastema length Corte et al., 2019
 10–10 Mandibular interdiastemal breadth Corte et al., 2019
 6–6 Intercoronoidal breadth Corte et al., 2019
 4–5 Thickness of condylar process Wang et al., 2016
 1–2 Inferior mandibular body length Corte et al., 2019
 2–3 Anterior mentum height Corte et al., 2019
 13–13 Mandibular superior third width Wei et al., 2017
 14–14 Mandibular middle third width Perilo et al., 2014
 16–16 Mandibular inferior third width Perilo et al., 2014
 15–15 Distance between mentum foramina Corte et al., 2019
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