Skeletal and dental characteristics in subjects with ankyloglossia

Progress in Orthodontics

Table 6 Independent t test for intergroup comparison of means between groups 1 and 2

Parameters (mm)	Groups	Mean	Standard deviation	P value
Maxillary intercanine width	1	33.0084	3.983	0.000^a
Maxillary intercanine width	2	35.4022	2.937	0.000^a
Mandibular intercanine width	1	26.5837	2.858	0.005^a
Mandibular intercanine width	2	27.9598	1.621	0.005^a
Maxillary intermolar width	1	42.8074	4.938	0.000^a
Maxillary intermolar width	2	48.3738	4.200	0.000^a
Mandibular intermolar width	1	39.8951	4.197	0.122
Mandibular intermolar width	2	41.0918	4.275	0.122
Maxillary tooth size-arch length discrepancy	1	3.60	3.26950	0.010^a
Maxillary tooth size-arch length discrepancy	2	5.05	3.17573	0.010^a
Mandibular tooth size-arch length discrepancy	1	3.49	2.36347	0.057
Mandibular tooth size-arch length discrepancy	2	4.40	2.74916	0.057
Overbite	1	2.75	2.157	0.468
	2	2.98	1.282