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Table 3 Comparison of the RL and alveolar bone morphologic measurements in groups from T1 to T2

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

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Comparison among groups at T1

Measurements

T1

T2

P1

T1

T2

P2

T1

T2

P3

P4

Multiple comparisons

V-LA, mm3

26.22 ± 11.89

22.13 ± 11.96

0.202

22.13 ± 6.61

32.83 ± 20.15

0.040*

30.66 ± 7.85

42.07 ± 25.51

0.076

0.037*

(3,1) > (1,2)

V-L, mm3

37.05 ± 16.68

19.72 ± 16.34

0.000**

45.09 ± 17.44

18.39 ± 14.32

0.000**

51.03 ± 16.49

18.81 ± 10.70

0.000**

0.074

–

V-W, mm3

63.27 ± 24.51

41.85 ± 20.88

0.000**

67.23 ± 21.14

51.22 ± 20.80

0.010**

81.70 ± 20.64

60.87 ± 28.72

0.002**

0.057

–

PDLA, mm2

115.73 ± 25.54

99.46 ± 25.37

0.000**

114.03 ± 14.90

92.95 ± 17.28

0.000**

120.25 ± 19.00

95.72 ± 26.79

0.000**

0.671

–

RL, mm

11.30 ± 1.49

10.07 ± 1.42

0.000**

11.18 ± 1.04

9.90 ± 0.90

0.000**

11.55 ± 1.11

10.02 ± 1.71

0.000**

0.686

–

T-ALA, mm

2.64 ± 0.74

3.49 ± 1.48

0.016*

2.57 ± 0.80

4.14 ± 2.17

0.004**

3.66 ± 1.36

6.06 ± 3.06

0.003**

0.005**

3 > (1,2)

T-AL, mm

3.06 ± 1.08

1.65 ± 1.74

0.001**

4.23 ± 1.16

2.01 ± 1.69

0.000**

4.45 ± 0.93

2.21 ± 1.07

0.000**

0.001**

3 > 2 > 1

T-AW, mm

5.70 ± 0.91

5.14 ± 1.77

0.082

6.79 ± 1.03

6.14 ± 1.71

0.057

8.11 ± 1.44

8.27 ± 2.85

0.755

0.000**

3 > 2 > 1

T-MLA, mm

0.63 ± 0.28

0.79 ± 0.56

0.28

0.68 ± 0.33

1.00 ± 0.83

0.078

0.79 ± 0.26

1.90 ± 1.08

0.001**

0.293

–

T-ML, mm

1.06 ± 0.44

0.25 ± 0.48

0.000**

1.43 ± 0.66

0.47 ± 1.03

0.003**

1.56 ± 0.40

0.15 ± 0.47

0.000**

0.023*

3 > 2 > 1

T-MW, mm

1.69 ± 0.65

1.04 ± 0.50

0.003**

2.12 ± 0.69

1.47 ± 1.22

0.042*

2.35 ± 0.50

2.05 ± 1.11

0.189

0.014*

(3,2) > (2,1)

VBL-LA, mm

2.16 ± 1.24

3.69 ± 2.64

0.021*

2.56 ± 1.63

3.46 ± 2.51

0.211

1.86 ± 0.63

2.42 ± 1.39

0.087

0.285

–

VBL-L, mm

2.37 ± 0.79

7.69 ± 3.05

0.000**

2.28 ± 0.88

6.92 ± 2.99

0.000**

2.23 ± 0.77

7.48 ± 2.44

0.000**

0.886

–

VBL-M, mm

1.93 ± 0.42

2.34 ± 0.40

0.001**

2.35 ± 0.88

2.37 ± 0.68

0.936

1.94 ± 0.62

2.39 ± 0.86

0.029*

0.13

–

VBL-D, mm

2.07 ± 0.54

2.35 ± 0.80

0.056

2.49 ± 0.85

2.42 ± 0.92

0.782

2.09 ± 0.63

2.53 ± 0.83

0.042*

0.161

–

  1. P1, paired-samples t test for comparison between T1 and T2 in the group 1; P2, paired-samples t test for comparison between T1 and T2 in the group 2; P3, paired-samples t test for comparison between T1 and T2 in the group 3; P4, one-way ANOVA with Duncan's multiple comparison test was performed for comparisons among group 1, group 2 and group 3 at T1. Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. *P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01