Table 2 Baseline characteristics comparison (T0-T0) of the two studied groups

Bone thickness

Central

Labial

S1

0.87 ± 0.39

0.84 ± 0.36

0.488^b

S2

1.10 ± 0.40

0.89 ± 0.37

0.147^b

S3

1.07 ± 0.64

1.00 ± 0.31

0.806^b

Average

1.07 ± 0.50

0.94 ± 0.35

0.048^b

Palatal

S1

1.65 ± 0.68

1.51 ± 0.52

0.855^a

S2

3.25 ± 1.07

3.00 ± 1.14

0.154^b

S3

4.73 ± 1.69

4.64 ± 1.86

0.122^b

Average

3.23 ± 1.74

3.05 ± 1.82

0.224^b

Total

2.15 ± 1.68

1.99 ± 1.68

0.209^b

Lateral

Labial

S1

0.79 ± 0.54

0.85 ± 0.53

0.340^b

S2

0.94 ± 0.48

0.84 ± 0.58

0.287^b

S3

0.81 ± 0.51

0.73 ± 0.65

0.306^b

Average

0.84 ± 0.51

0.80 ± 0.58

0.740^b

Palatal

S1

1.34 ± 0.54

1.23 ± 0.55

0.430^a

S2

2.38 ± 0.88

2.37 ± 1.12

0.513^b

S3

3.97 ± 1.76

3.76 ± 1.34

0.468^b

Average

2.51 ± 1.38

2.45 ± 1.48

0.712^b

Total

1.67 ± 1.33

1.63 ± 1.39

0.787^b

Bone height

Central incisors

Labial

2.02 ± 0.59

2.10 ± 0.55

0.397^b

Palatal

1.47 ± 0.66

1.60 ± 0.51

0.083^b

Lateral incisors

Labial

2.56 ± 1.43

2.84 ± 1.81

0.634^b

Palatal

1.71 ± 0.60

1.99 ± 1.53

0.473^b

Root Resorption

 Central incisors

11.82 ± 1.68

12.14 ± 1.67

0.268^b

 Lateral incisors

12.50 ± 1.36

12.72 ± 1.24

0.356^b

Inclination

 UI-PP

118.24 ± 6.65

117.63 ± 7.10

0.783^a