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Table 2 Mean and standard deviation (sd) of the differences between T2 and T1 values for each patient

From: Rapid palatal expansion effects on mandibular transverse dimensions in unilateral posterior crossbite patients: a three-dimensional digital imaging study

  

Control group

RPE group

Diff T2-T1

t test

Effect size

 

Unit

Mean

sd

Mean

sd

 

p value

d value

ES

36–46 (occlusal)

mm

−0.8

0.8

1.1

1.5

1.9

0.00

0.6

Large

36–46 (lingual)

mm

−0.1

0.4

0.6

1.2

0.7

0.00

0.8

Large

33–43

mm

−0.6

0.8

0.4

1.6

1.0

0.01

0.4

Medium

36 angulation

°

−3.3

5.2

6.2

5.8

9.5

0.00

  

33 angulation

°

−6.0

5.0

0.7

5.5

6.7

0.00

  

43 angulation

°

−2.7

6.6

0.7

7.4

3.4

ns

  

46 angulation

°

−3.8

5.7

4.3

6.8

8.1

0.00

  

31 angulation

°

−2.5

4.0

2.0

4.1

4.4

0.00

  

41 angulation

°

−2.4

3.5

1.8

3.1

4.2

0.00

  

Molar angulation (mean)

°

−3.5

5.5

5.2

6.3

8.8

0.00

0.6

Large

Canine angulation (mean)

°

−4.4

5.8

0.7

6.4

5.1

0.01

0.4

Medium

Incisor angulation (mean)

°

−2.4

3.7

1.9

3.6

4.3

0.00

0.5

Medium

  1. Diff. T2-T1 mean differences between RPE and control groups; ns not significant, p > 0.05
  2. d Cohen’s effect size value, ES effect size