Fig 1
A: Preoperative side view photograph (March 7, 2013).
B: Preoperative intraoral photograph (March 7. 2013).
C: Profile photograph at the end of our hospital examination 1 year and
3 months after GP (February 17, 2015).
D: Intraoral photograph at the end of our hospital examination 1 year
and 3 months after GP (February 17, 2015).
Fig 2 :3D-CT image of the mandibular condyle.
A: Preoperative right mandibular condyle (March 7, 2013)
B: Preoperative left mandibular condyle (March 7, 2013)
C: Right mandibular condyle 1 year and 3 months after LF+HS and MDO and
11 months after GP (August 14, 2014).
D: Left mandibular condyle 1 year and 3 months after LF+HS and MDO and
11 months after GP (August 14, 2014).
Fig 3 : Cephalogram.
A: Black line: Preoperative (March 7, 2013).
B: Red line: LF+HS, 7 months after MDO (December 13, 2013).
C: Blue line: LF+HS, 2 years and 6 months after MDO, 1 year and 11
months after GP at the end of the examination (November 17, 2015).
Fig 4 : Superposition of cephalograms
Black line: Preoperative (Mar 7, 2013), Red line: LF+HS, 7 months after
MDO (Nov 6, 2013), Blue line: LF+HS, 2 years and 6 months after MDO, 1
year and 11 months after GP (November 17, 2015)
Fig 5 : Measurement site (modified by Shimamine et al. 8))
Posterior soft palate: (1) PPS: Distance from the posterior pharyngeal
wall to PNS. (2) SPPS: Distance from the posterior pharyngeal wall
passing through the midpoint between the PNS and the lowest point of the
soft palate to the soft palate. (3) MPS: Distance from the posterior
wall of the pharynx passing through the lowest point of the soft palate
to the soft palate.
Posterior tongue: (4) IPS: Distance from the posterior pharyngeal wall
through the lowest point of the anterior part of the second cervical
spine to the tongue. (5) EPS: Distance from the posterior wall of the
pharynx through the anterior end of the epiglottis to the tongue. These
were measured parallel to the virtual FH plane.
Hyoid bone position: (6) S-H: Distance from the lowest point of the
hyoid bone to Sella. (7) C3-H: Distance from the lowest point of the
hyoid bone to the lowest point of the anterior part of the third
cervical spine. Mandibular body distance: Cd –B: Distance from
Condylion to point B.