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¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

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The orbital axis plane (OAP) is a reliable 3D horizontal reference for analyzing craniofacial dysmorphology. This visual pathway-based plane accurately reflects head position and aids in understanding maxillofacial structural patterns.

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Area of Science:

Craniofacial surgery
Anthropology
Medical imaging

Background:

Three-dimensional (3D) craniofacial analysis requires stable horizontal reference planes.
Existing methods may not fully capture complex maxillofacial structures.

Purpose of the Study:

To construct and evaluate novel 3D horizontal reference planes based on the visual pathway.
To determine the reliability of these planes in analyzing craniofacial dysmorphology.

Main Methods:

Construction of visual pathway-based planes: orbital axis plane (OAP), visual axis plane (VAP), and optical axis plane (OpAP).
Analysis of 3D computed tomographic images from 36 subjects with maxillofacial dysmorphology and 8 normal controls.
Evaluation of plane stability and reliability in relation to craniofacial structures.

Main Results:

The orbital axis plane (OAP) demonstrated an ideal relationship with the midsagittal and posterior maxillary planes.
OAP effectively described patterns of maxillofacial dysmorphology, correlating with Delaire's analysis and the occlusal plane.
The visual axis plane (VAP) and optical axis plane (OpAP) did not show the same utility.

Conclusions:

The proposed visual pathway-related horizontal reference planes, especially OAP, accurately represent the visual axis and natural head position.
OAP serves as a valuable horizontal reference for 3D analysis in craniofacial dysmorphology and anthropology.