Table 4 Comparison of changes in the treatment group (T2 − T1) vs. control group (t2 − t1) in the male subjects

Sagittal

 OLp-Apt

6.4

2.4

4.2

2.7

0.0814

−2.2

NS

 OLp-Pg

7.8

3.9

8.0

4.2

0.9110

0.2

NS

 OLp-Co

0.2

1.9

1.8

2.0

0.1034

1.5

NS

 Co-Apt

6.6

3.1

5.9

2.8

0.6072

−0.7

NS

 Co-Gn

9.9

4.2

11.7

3.6

0.3041

1.8

NS

 Co-Gn minus Co-Apt

3.3

1.6

5.9

2.2

0.0148

2.5

*

 Wits

0.3

1.4

−2.0

2.1

0.0149

−2.3

*

 Is-OLp

7.0

3.3

3.4

4.9

0.0901

−3.6

NS

 Ii-OLp

7.1

2.8

8.0

2.9

0.5245

0.8

NS

 Overjet

−0.1

1.0

−4.6

3.3

0.0024

−4.5

*

 Ms-OLp

7.5

4.1

5.3

3.4

0.2058

−2.2

NS

 Mi-OLp

7.6

4.0

9.4

3.6

0.3090

1.8

NS

 Molar relationship

−0.1

1.2

−4.1

2.2

0.0003

−4.0

*

Vertical

 Ols-Apt

3.6

1.3

3.0

2.0

0.4281

−0.7

NS

 ANS-Me

5.6

2.7

6.4

3.2

0.5730

0.8

NS

 Is-NL

1.9

1.2

1.4

2.0

0.5925

−0.4

NS

 Ii-ML

4.0

1.4

2.6

3.1

0.2563

−1.5

NS

 Overbite

0.6

1.9

−1.7

1.2

0.0029

−2.3

*

 Msc-NL

3.0

1.2

3.2

1.8

0.7906

0.2

NS

 Mic-ML

3.3

1.7

4.6

2.1

0.1870

1.3

NS

Angular

 SNA

2.0

1.4

0.2

1.3

0.0075

−1.8

*

 SNB

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.5

0.7032

0.3

NS

 ANB

0.5

0.4

−1.6

1.3

0.0005

−2.1

*

 SNL-NL

0.5

1.6

−0.8

1.3

0.0523

−1.3

NS

 SNL-ML

−0.4

2.0

−1.9

3.0

0.2593

−1.4

NS

 SNL-Olf

−1.1

3.9

−1.4

2.2

0.7791

−0.4

NS

 Is/NL

−0.8

3.7

4.0

26.9

0.6504

4.8

NS

 Ii/ML

−0.4

3.3

3.7

5.1

0.0622

4.2

NS

 Inter-incisal angle

2.4

6.5

−0.2

12.5

0.6054

−2.7

NS