Table 3 Angular and linear measurements of the middle and lower third of the face.

From: Comparison of soft tissue simulations between two planning software programs for orthognathic surgery

Abbreviation

Description

Face middle third

Ns–Sn–Ls (°)

Nasolabial sulcus: angle from soft tissue nasion via subnasale to labiale superius

E-Line–Ls (mm)

Distance between Esthetic–Line and labiale superius

Tr–Ls (mm)

Distance between left tragion and labiale superius point

Tr–Pnʹ (mm)

Distance between left tragion and pronasale point

Tr–Sn (mm)

Distance between left tragion and subnasale point

Scal'r–Scal'l (mm)

Width of the base of the nose: distance between the right and left sulcus of the alar curvature

Face lower third

Pog´–B´–Li (°)

Mentolabial sulcus: angle from point soft tissue pogonion via B point to labiale inferius

E-Line–Li (mm)

Distance between Esthetic–Line and labiale inferius

Tr–Li (mm)

Distance between left tragion and labiale inferius

Tr–Pog' (mm)

Distance between tragion and soft tissue pogonion