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Table 3 Baseline values in the two treatment groups

From: Comparison of the effects on facial soft tissues produced by rapid and slow maxillary expansion using stereophotogrammetry: a randomized clinical trial

Variable

RME

N = 14

SME

N = 14

P-value

t-test

Gender (F)

6 (43%)

6 (43%)

1.000*

Age (years)

8.2 (1.3)

7.9 (0.8)

0.475

Intercanthal width (mm)

33.6 (7.0)

31.6 (2.0)

0.312

Nasal width (mm)

29.9 (3.1)

28.9 (1.8)

0.325

Nasal columella width (mm)

5.9 (1.0)

6.5 (0.7)

0.097

Mouth width (mm)

38.0 (4.2)

36.5 (2.8)

0.273

Nasal tip angle

150.8 (14.4)

149.7 (22.4)

0.876

Upper lip angle

150.1 (12.3)

143.7 (11.5)

0.167

Lower lip angle

148.3 (9.9)

149.8 (8.6)

0.667

  1. Standard deviation in parentheses
  2. *Fisher exact test