Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the different linear and angular longitudinal differences
Right side | Left side | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Frontal view | |||
Anterior miniscrews—head to POP distance (mm) | 3.31 ± 1.48 | 4.26 ± 1.95 | 0.071 |
Anterior miniscrews—tip to POP distance (mm) | 2.61 ± 1.16 | 2.16 ± 1.56 | 0.259 |
Posterior miniscrews—head to POP distance (mm) | 4.29 ± 1.58 | 4.03 ± 1.70 | 0.578 |
Posterior miniscrews—tip to POP distance (mm) | 1.32 ± 2.14 | − 0.48 [− 1.81, 2.01] | 0.182 |
Posterior miniscrews—angle to occlusal plane (°) | 3.21 ± 6.78 | 5.05 ± 5.68 | 0.264 |
Anterior miniscrews—angle to occlusal plane (°) | − 1.86 ± 3.08 | − 4.90 [− 8.42, − 2.03] | 0.026* |
Lateral view | |||
Anterior miniscrews—angle to occlusal plane (°) | − 0.28 ± 4.54 | 0.40 ± 5.60 | 0.522 |
Posterior miniscrews—angle to occlusal plane (°) | 0.94 [− 0.93, 5.82] | 0.48 [− 3.50, 8.42] | 1.000 |