The effect of orthodontic vertical control on the changes in the upper airway size and tongue and hyoid position in adult patients with hyperdivergent skeletal class II

Table 4 Correlation between significant changes in craniofacial structure and upper airway

	U-MPW (mm)		PAS (mm)	Sagittal diameter L₂ (mm)	Transverse diameter L₂ (mm)
ANB (°)	r	0.317	0.000	− 0.216	− 0.190
ANB (°)	P	0.249	0.999	0.439	0.498
MP-SN (°)	r	−0.130	− 0.082	− 0.522	− 0.113
MP-SN (°)	P	0.642	0.772	0.033*	0.690
S-Go/N-Me (%)	r	0.063	− 0.073	0.549	0.004
S-Go/N-Me (%)	P	0.824	0.796	0.034*	0.989
XiPm-SN (°)	r	− 0.030	− 0.383	− 0.238	0.120
XiPm-SN (°)	P	0.915	0.158	0.393	0.670
U₁-SN (°)	r	0.101	−0.033	− 0.494	− 0.190
U₁-SN (°)	P	0.720	0.907	0.061	0.498
overjet (mm)	r	0.389	0.207	−0.315	−0.184
overjet (mm)	P	0.151	0.459	0.253	0.511

r Pearson correlation coefficient, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, 2D Two-dimensional, 3D Three-dimensional, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01

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