Figure 2

Mandibular growth rotation in three JIA patients. Schematic drawings of the change in the mandibular plane angle; angle between the mandibular plane (ML) and the cranial base (NSL), from childhood to adulthood, compare Fig. 1. (a) Anterior growth rotation (3 degrees) from 11 yrs (black line) to 33 yrs (red line) in the same patient as shown in Fig. 3. (b) Posterior growth direction (9 degrees) from 10 yrs (black line) to 38 yrs (red line) in the same patient as shown in Fig. 4. (c) Anterior growth direction (12 degrees) from 9 yrs (black line) to 33 yrs (red line) in the same patient as shown in Figs. 5, 6.