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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Three-dimensional assessment of periodontal support of lower incisors for skeletal Class II malocclusion undergoing presurgical orthodontic treatment with different vertical skeletal patterns

Variables

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

P

Multiple comparisons

Age, y

25.81 ± 4.90

26.31 ± 5.74

23.75 ± 4.70

0.335

–

ANB (°)

8.37 ± 1.46

8.28 ± 1.64

7.18 ± 1.40

0.192

–

SN-MP (°)

42.64 ± 3.46

33.99 ± 1.62

25.73 ± 3.32

0.000**

1 > 2 > 3

L1-MP (°)

96.88 ± 6.80

101.08 ± 4.48

108.63 ± 6.49

0.000**

3 > (1,2)

Duration, mon

28.19 ± 5.92

27.31 ± 7.61

29.81 ± 7.24

0.592

–

  1. P, One-way ANOVA with Duncan's multiple comparison test was performed for comparisons among group 1, group 2 and group 3. Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. *P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01