Qualitative correlation between postoperatively increased vertical dimension and mandibular position in skeletal class III using partial-least-square path modeling

Abstract Background This study constructed a partial-least-square path-modeling (PLS-PM) model and found the pathway by which the postsurgical vertical dimension (VD) affects the extent of the final mandibular setback on the B point at the posttreatment stage for the skeletal class III surgery-first...

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Main Authors: Na-Ri Kim, Soo-Byung Park, Jihyun Lee, Youn-Kyung Choi, Sang Min Shin, Yong-Seok Choi, Yong-Il Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40902-017-0114-4