Variables | RME bonded (1) (n = 10) | RME banded (2) (n = 10) | Controls (3) (n = 10) | P | 1 vs 2 | 2 vs 3 | 1 vs 3 | |||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||
Age | 8.1 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.977 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Sagittal skeletal | ||||||||||
SNA (deg) | 79.2 | 3.5 | 81.3 | 2.6 | 82.2 | 3.7 | 0.147 | − 2.1 | − 0.9 | − 3.0 |
SNB (deg) | 74.4 | 3.6 | 76.2 | 2.8 | 76.4 | 3.8 | 0.196 | − 1.8 | − 0.2 | − 2.0 |
ANB (deg) | 4.6 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.152 | − 0.5 | − 0.7 | − 1.2 |
Pg to NPerp (mm) | − 9.1 | 2.7 | − 7.1 | 2.5 | − 7.9 | 3.8 | 0.356 | − 2.0 | 0.8 | − 1.2 |
Co-Gn (mm) | 93.8 | 3.5 | 91.3 | 4.2 | 93.5 | 5.8 | 0.442 | 2.5 | − 2.2 | 0.3 |
Vertical skeletal | ||||||||||
SN to mandibular plane (deg) | 33.8 | 4.3 | 33.6 | 5.6 | 30.7 | 5.2 | 0.334 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
ArGoMe (deg) | 129.5 | 3.6 | 128.2 | 6.8 | 127.5 | 2.8 | 0.641 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
LAFH (mm) | 51.6 | 2.9 | 51.6 | 3.0 | 51.3 | 3.1 | 0.972 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Interdental | ||||||||||
Overjet (mm) | 5.4 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.796 | − 0.5 | 0.3 | − 0.2 |
Overbite (mm) | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.124 | − 0.1 | − 1.1 | − 1.2 |
Molar relationship (mm) | − 2.9 | 0.9 | − 2.3 | 1.3 | − 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.465 | − 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |