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Table 3 Mean and standard deviation of distances (millimeter) between the mandibular landmarks and the sagittal plane observed at the three time-point evaluations. Results for repeated measures ANOVA

From: Effects of surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion on mandibular position: a three-dimensional study

Mandibular landmarks sagittal plane

T1

T2

T3

p

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Ipsilateral condylion

48.63a

3.22

49.13b

2.87

48.85a,b

2.87

0.024

Contralateral condylion

48.73a

3.07

47.93b

3.18

48.26a,b

46.05

0.001

Ipsilateral gonion

46.05a

3.05

46.67b

3.11

46.40a,b

3.05

0.018

Contralateral gonion

45.70a

3.81

45.17b

3.68

45.59a,b

3.58

0.029

Menton

2.23a

1.92

1.91a

1.49

2.04a

1.52

0.297

  1. Different superscript letters show statistically significant differences
  2. T1 preoperatively, T2 immediately after expansion, T3 6 months after expansion, SD standard deviation