The relationship between the shape of the cranial vault and the position of the mandibular fossa is not clear. To clarify the relationship, three-dimensional analysis was performed using cases with mandibular protrusion but without facial asymmetry. Nineteen female patients with skeletal mandibular protrusion who had visited Meikai University Hospital were used in this study. The lateral
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