Skeletal stability following mandibular advancement: is it influenced by the magnitude of advancement or changes of the mandibular plane angle?
Reza TabriziMahsa NiliEhsan AliabadiFereydoun PourdaneshPublished in: Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (2017)
The magnitude of mandibular advancement is a stronger surgical predictor for horizontal rather than vertical relapse at the B point. Changes in mandibular plane angle (SN/ML) during surgery affect vertical, but not horizontal relapse at the B point.