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Table 3 Descriptive statistics and group comparison from T1 to T2

From: Does mandibular advancement with clear aligners have the same skeletal and dentoalveolar effects as traditional functional appliances?

Variable

Vanbeek

Herbst

Twin-Block

MA

Control

P

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

SNA

− 0.11 ± 0.81

− 0.01 ± 0.65

0.12 ± 1.11

0.18 ± 0.72

0.35 ± 0.84

0.692

SNB

0.90/0.63a

1.50/1.10a

1.10/0.80a

0.90/1.78a

0.30/1.45b

0.004*

FH-NP

1.00/0.95a

2.00/2.40 a

0.95/1.90 a

1.00/1.80 a

− 0.05/0.93b

0.003*

NA-PA

− 2.31 ± 1.87b

− 3.55 ± 2.38b

− 3.91 ± 3.03b

− 2.59 ± 2.85b

0.43 ± 1.13a

0.000*

MP-FH

− 0.15 ± 2.37

− 0.15 ± 1.76

0.15 ± 1.38

0.41 ± 1.42

− 0.34 ± 1.25

0.814

MP-SN

0.69 ± 2.97

− 0.17 ± 1.57

0.20 ± 1.60

0.15 ± 1.58

− 0.3 ± 1.15

0.725

Co-Go

2.21 ± 1.52b

2.95 ± 2.42ab

4.22 ± 2.39a

4.49 ± 2.46a

1.66 ± 2.09b

0.006*

Go-Pog

1.30 ± 0.98

1.82 ± 1.68

1.81 ± 1.58

2.25 ± 1.67

1.39 ± 1.38

0.425

Co-Pog

2.84 ± 1.23bc

3.84 ± 2.31ab

4.87 ± 2.26a

4.93 ± 1.59a

2.06 ± 1.35c

0.015*

Y Axis Angle

− 0.20/1.13

− 0.60/1.00

0.10/0.98

0.25/0.87

0.05/0.75

0.327

ANB

− 1.00/1.35b

− 1.80/1.30b

− 1.10/1.20b

− 0.85/1.78b

0.15/0.88a

0.000*

Lower Facial Height Ratio

0.63 ± 0.41 a

0.86 ± 0.52a

1.08 ± 0.72a

0.84 ± 0.81a

− 0.16 ± 0.62b

0.000*

Vertical Ratio

0.00/0.05

0.00/0.10

0.00/0.07

0.00/0.03

0.00/0.10

0.303

P-A Face Height

0.50 ± 1.50

0.98 ± 1.42

0.83 ± 1.19

0.56 ± 1.54

0.85 ± 1.12

0.891

U1-SN

− 2.80 ± 4.74

− 3.17 ± 3.90

− 3.43 ± 4.35

− 4.10 ± 6.00

0.13 ± 2.86

0.191

U1-PP

0.00/0.80b

0.10/0.70b

0.45/1.22ab

0.70/1.85a

0.20/1.38b

0.028*

U6-PP

0.45/1.80b

− 0.70/1.00c

0.55/1.00b

1.60/1.58a

0.65/1.37ab

0.000*

L1-MP

0.15/3.52b

7.80/11.40a

3.20/5.80ab

0.95/4.05b

0.30/1.28b

0.027*

U1-L1

3.15/7.82a

− 3.40/7.60b

0.85/3.52ab

3.20/11.93a

0.40/6.37ab

0.034*

OP-FH

− 0.77 ± 1.61

0.74 ± 2.22

− 0.11 ± 1.86

0.12 ± 2.05

− 0.47 ± 1.43

0.328

  1. Non parametric test. Groups with the same letter indicated no statistically significant difference. *P < 0.05