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Table 6 Intra-group comparison (T0T1) of the two studied groups

From: Effect of maxillary molars distalization using clear aligners and fixed orthodontic appliances on the positional and dimensional temporomandibular joint parameters: a three-dimensional comparative study

Variable

Clear aligners (CA)

Fixed appliances (FA)

T0

T1

P value

T0

T1

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Skeletal measurements

SNA

83.59

3.22

83.46

3.54

0.557

83.05

3.41

82.80

3.38

0.143

SNB

77.58

3.47

77.87

3.90

0.272

77.30

3.65

77.82

3.66

0.024

ANB

6.01

1.26

5.58

1.75

0.020

5.82

1.09

4.99

1.48

< 0.001

SN ^ MP

37.09

2.32

37.33

2.87

0.369

34.27

2.14

35.19

2.28

0.027

Dental measurements

U6C-VP

27.43

3.22

25.22

2.97

< 0.001

24.62

3.75

22.52

3.57

< 0.001

U6A-VP

26.88

2.27

24.49

2.81

0.003

25.65

3.03

23.43

3.71

0.002

Mandibular fossa dimension

MFH

9.49

1.37

9.48

1.31

0.838

8.45

1.18

8.63

1.03

0.091

MFW

15.68

1.14

15.69

1.41

0.928

16.13

1.36

16.14

1.25

0.950

Condylar inclination

APCI

74.25

4.18

74.38

4.75

0.788

74.27

5.50

74.14

4.94

0.008

VCI

58.62

8.63

57.25

9.54

0.098

63.00

6.96

62.86

8.03

0.873

MCI

6.19

3.85

5.97

4.06

0.470

5.83

5.20

6.14

4.69

0.424

Condylar position

APCP

5.39

1.96

5.23

2.25

0.300

5.86

2.39

5.72

2.49

0.013

VCP

10.38

2.32

10.33

2.33

0.724

10.73

2.49

10.90

2.34

0.035

MLCP

43.32

2.32

43.44

2.17

2.17

42.83

2.07

43.39

2.09

< 0.001

Condylar dimension

Co L

18.23

2.34

18.32

2.40

0.487

17.72

2.09

17.94

2.05

0.085

Co W

12.44

2.10

12.81

2.29

0.104

12.03

1.82

12.53

1.29

0.098

TMJ spaces

AJS

2.62

0.69

2.55

0.66

0.354

2.17

0.50

2.09

0.57

0.250

SJS

3.97

1.05

3.94

0.93

0.779

3.94

1.05

3.91

1.10

0.860

PJS

2.70

0.71

2.73

0.76

0.773

2.82

0.94

2.55

0.96

0.134

MJS

4.50

1.50

4.49

1.46

0.902

3.68

1.00

3.64

0.93

0.747

VTJS (mm3)

289.99

53.38

287.45

52.45

0.508

255.92

43.46

259.16

67.22

0.649

  1. SD; standard deviation, T0; before treatment, T1; after treatment, Significant P value < 0.05