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.