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Table 4 Difference in averages between Ricketts values obtained by laminography and by CBCT analysis

From: Spatial analysis of condyle position according to sagittal skeletal relationship, assessed by cone beam computed tomography

Techniques

Measurements

Mean

DS

V min

V max

1. CBCT

Upper distance (mm)

2.5

0.8

1.2

3.8

Posterior distance (mm)

7.1

1.2

4.8

11.1

Anterior distance (mm)

2.2

0.6

1.3

4.0

Height of eminence (mm)

6.1

1.2

3.6

8.2

Angle of eminence (deg)

50.0

10.1

28.8

69.5

2. Laminography

Upper distance (mm)

2.5

1.0

0.5

5.5

Posterior distance (mm)

7.5

1.5

5.0

10.0

Anterior distance (mm)

1.5

0.5

0.5

3.0

Height of eminence (mm)

6.3

1.3

4.0

11.5

 

Angle of eminence (deg)

54.0

10.0

25.0

79.0

  1. All p > 0.05, Student's t test.