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Table 2 Descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation) of the cephalometric measurements at T0 (pre-treatment), T1 (post-facemask treatment) and T2 (long-term follow up)

From: Long-term skeletal and dentoalveolar effects of hybrid rapid maxillary expansion and facemask treatment in growing skeletal Class III patients: a retrospective follow-up study

Outcome

T0

sd

T1

sd

T2

sd

A-VerT (mm)

53.22

5.1

56.73

6.1

55.99

4.5

B-VerT (mm)

50.23

6.2

50.50

7.4

49.45

8.0

ANS-Ptm (mm)

46.89

3.7

50.51

4.5

51.51

3.7

PNS-Ptm (mm)

2.36

1.1

3.47

1.7

3.90

1.2

Pr-VerT (mm)

54.73

5.8

58.72

6.7

56.54

5.8

Id-VerT (mm)

53.18

6.0

54.03

7.6

53.03

7.2

Pg-VerT (mm)

50.66

6.8

51.52

8.2

50.61

8.7

Wits appraisal (mm)

 − 5.46

4.0

 − 0.27

4.7

 − 2.51

3.1

U6 vert PP (mm)

19.53

2.4

20.27

2.3

21.14

3.5

U6 mesialization (mm)

28.49

5.8

30.83

7.0

29.93

6.5

SNA (°)

79.72

3.8

82.76

3.3

82.25

3.6

SNB (°)

80.26

4.0

79.44

3.6

81.13

3.5

ANB (°)

 − 0.56

2.4

3.31

2.3

1.12

2.0

PP-GoGn (°)

25.70

5.9

27.30

5.6

21.74

5.6

U1-PP (°)

111.9

6.1

109.7

6.8

115.4

7.2

SN-PP (°)

7.367

3.0

6.663

2.4

7.141

2.7

SN-GoGn (°)

33.09

5.6

33.99

5.5

28.90

5.6

  1. A A-point; B B-point; S Sella; N Nasion; ANS anterior nasal spine; PNS posterior nasal spine; Pr Prosthion; Id Infradental; Pg pogonion; PP Palatal plane; Go Gonion; Gn Gnathion; U6 upper first molar