Research Article

Correlation Analysis between Three-Dimensional Changes in Pharyngeal Airway Space and Skeletal Changes in Patients with Skeletal Class II Malocclusion following Orthognathic Surgery

Table 3

The airway changes between , , and .

Δ-Δ-
MeanSEMeanSE

Total vol (mm3)3669.9521253.148214.6191705.447
Vol 1 (mm3)-924.524290.506140.238242.652
Vol 2 (mm3)213.381377.480367.381471.678
Vol 1+vol 2 (mm3)-711.143566.608507.619652.248
Vol 3 (mm3)2846.190644.267-285.571934.736
Vol 4 (mm3)1534.905355.373-7.429358.278
SA 0 (mm2)-14.03824.44340.14522.070
SA 1 (mm2)37.94229.78014.25540.212
SA 2 (mm2)128.49022.124-1.12329.864
SA 3 (mm2)44.62920.24925.46619.964
MSA (mm2)90.22419.293-20.30020.037
AP width 0 (mm)1.2080.7330.4750.415
TV width 0 (mm)-0.9860.9450.3650.941
AP width1 (mm)1.9940.703-0.5100.732
TV width 1 (mm)-0.4731.2311.1291.680
AP width 2 (mm)4.9490.840-0.7661.025
TV width 2 (mm)1.9240.9950.0030.625
AP width 3 (mm)2.4040.7260.2150.894
TV width 3 (mm)-0.0840.6460.0220.549

A positive value indicates an increase in airway volume, SA, MSA, and AP TV width. A negative value indicates a decrease in airway volume, SA, MSA, and AP and TV width. : one month before surgery; : one month after surgery; : one year after surgery. , , and .