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Table 3 Teeth displacement and space closure

From: The effect of micro-osteoperforations on the rate of maxillary incisors' retraction in orthodontic space closure: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Groups

AP displacement

2 weeks (T0-T1)

1 month (T0-T2)

2 months (T0-T3)

3 months (T0-T4)

4 months (T0-T5)

*P value

CG

Incisors—incisal

0.50 ± 0.60

0.77 ± 0.67

1.41 ± 0.84

1.88 ± 0.74

2.29 ± 1.09

ns a,c,d

 < 0.05 b

Incisors—cervical

0.30 ± 0.59

0.32 ± 0.21

0.61 ± 0.27

1.10 ± 0.38

1.39 ± 0.61

ns a,b,d

 < 0.05 c

Space closure (R)

0.16 ± 0.31

0.29 ± 0.29

0.68 ± 0.56

1.04 ± 0.74

1.32 ± 1.02

ns

Space closure (L)

0.30 ± 0.44

0.41 ± 0.47

0.75 ± 0.60

1.14 ± 0.79

1.49 ± 1.01

ns

UR6

0.14 ± 0.60

0.05 ± 0.32

0.04 ± 0.29

− 0.02 ± 0.36

− 0.16 ± 0.69

ns

UL6

0.17 ± 0.73

0.02 ± 0.31

0.01 ± 0.38

− 0.04 ± 0.32

− 0.06 ± 0.49

ns

MOPG

Incisors—incisal

0.40 ± 0.27

0.79 ± 0.37

1.47 ± 0.63

2.09 ± 0.68

2.62 ± 0.75

ns a,d

< 0.05 b,c

Incisors—cervical

0.28 ± 0.24

0.41 ± 0.27

0.89 ± 0.40

1.36 ± 0.43

1.73 ± 0.38

ns a

< 0.05 b,c,d

Space closure (R)

0.20 ± 0.34

0.46 ± 0.50

0.84 ± 0.80

1.33 ± 0.98

1.70 ± 1.20

ns

Space closure (L)

0.34 ± 0.35

0.60 ± 0.43

1.08 ± 0.70

1.60 ± 0.84

2.01 ± 0.98

ns

UR6

− 0.14 ± 0.71

0.08 ± 0.21

0.13 ± 0.32

0.12 ± 0.30

0.04 ± 0.43

ns

UL6

0.01 ± 0.35

0.13 ± 0.30

0.10 ± 0.43

0.14 ± 0.22

0.08 ± 0.33

ns

 

ns

Ns

ns

ns

ns

*P value

  1. Values in millimeters. *Two-way ANOVA’s test P value (intragroups’ comparisons; intergroups’ comparisons), AP anteroposterior; CG, comparison group; MOPG, micro-osteoperforations group; R, right; L, left; ns, non-significant (P ≥ 0.05); a 2 weeks versus 1 month; b 1 month versus 2 months; c 2 months versus 3 months; d 3 months versus 4 months