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Table 1 Structural superimpositional measurements in the FM and pseudo-III groups

From: Maxillofacial morphological factors related to acceleration of maxillary growth attributed to facial mask treatment: a structural superimposition study

 

FM

Pseudo-III

P value

Median

Mean

SD

Median

Mean

SD

Maxillary sutural

 Vector A (mm)

2.69

2.78

1.28

1.60

1.54

0.64

0.005**

 Vector A (x) (mm)

2.34

2.52

1.40

0.77

0.91

0.63

< 0.001***

 Vector A (y) (mm)

− 0.69

− 0.83

0.64

− 1.29

− 1.10

0.61

0.131

Maxillary rotation (°)

2.00

1.96

1.30

0.50

0.69

0.90

0.003**

  1. FM facial mask, pseudo-III pseudo-Class III malocclusion, SD standard deviation
  2. ** P<0.01, *** P<0.001