Skip to main content

Table 1 Sample selection and exclusion criteria and their cephalometric values for Segmented Pendulum and Quad Pendulum

From: Comparative evaluation of molar distalization therapy with erupted second molar: Segmented versus Quad Pendulum appliance

 

Segmented pendulum groupn = 24

Quad pendulum groupn = 11

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Sagittal skeletal

    

 Maxillary position S-N-A

83.4°

0.9°

82.9°

0.8°

 Mandibular position S-N-Pg

79.3°

1.1°

77.9°

1.3°

 Sagittal jaw relation A-N-Pg

4.1°

1.1°

4.3°

1.0°

Vertical skeletal

    

 Maxillary inclination S-N/ANS-PNS

7.9°

0.6°

8.5°

0.7°

 Vertical jaw relation ANS-PNS/Go-Gn

26.3°

2.5°

26.6°

2.2°

 Mandibular inclination S-N/Go-Gn

34.2°

3.6°

35.1°

2.3°

Dento-basal

    

 Maxillary incisor inclination 1: ANS-PNS

113.2°

7.1°

115.9°

5.3°

 Mandibular incisor inclination 1: Go-Gn

93.5°

6.3°

92.3°

4.9°

 Mandibular incisor compensation 1: A-Pg (mm)

2.0

0.9

2.9

1.1

Dental relations

    

 Overjet

4.9

1.3

3.8

1.2

 Overbite

2.7

1.1

3.3

0.9

 Interincisal angle (1/1)

127.1°

6.3°

124.3°

4.6°

 Molar relationship (mm)

2.6

0.6

2.3

0.5

  1. Mann-Whitney U test.