Linear measurements of the hard palate | ||||||||||||
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First premolars region | First molars region | |||||||||||
Hard palate width | Hard palate height | Hard palate width | Hard palate height | |||||||||
Mean (mm) | SD | p-value | Mean (mm) | SD | p-value | Mean (mm) | SD | p-value | Mean (mm) | SD | p-value | |
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 29.018 | 2.799 | p < 0.0001* | 9.597 | 3.188 | 0.4563 | 36.283 | 3.440 | p < 0.0001* | 13.663 | 2.719 | p < 0.0001* |
Female | 27.509 | 2.606 | 9.100 | 2.266 | 33.692 | 2.904 | 11.761 | 2.137 | ||||
Skeletal malocclusion | ||||||||||||
Class I | 28.298 | 2.647 | 0.6957 | 9.153 | 2.835 | 0.1646 | 35.038 | 3.208 | 0.6733 | 12.454 | 2.563 | 0.4598 |
Class II | 28.005 | 2.929 | 9.827 | 2.542 | 34.432 | 3.528 | 12.596 | 2.729 | ||||
Class III | 28.514 | 2.882 | 8.889 | 2.868 | 35.621 | 3.575 | 13.268 | 2.450 | ||||
Facial type | ||||||||||||
Brachycephalic | 28.970A | 2.761 | 0.0032* | 8.782B | 2.641 | 0.0154* | 35.759 | 3.349 | 0.0507 | 12.200B | 2.586 | 0.0038* |
Mesocephalic | 27.919B | 2.810 | 9.438AB | 2.777 | 34.677 | 3.393 | 12.626B | 2.388 | ||||
Dolichocephalic | 27.409B | 2.550 | 10.223A | 2.724 | 33.869 | 3.294 | 13.675A | 2.783 | ||||
Breathing pattern | ||||||||||||
Nasal | 28.510 | 2.897 | 0.4446 | 9.432 | 2.761 | 0.9774 | 35.315 | 3.566 | 0.5095 | 12.895 | 2.692 | 0.5390 |
Mouth | 27.657 | 2.497 | 9.146 | 2.753 | 34.150 | 2.964 | 12.222 | 2.378 |