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Table 5 Skeletal maxillary expansion (PWE = palatal width expansion) and dento-alveolar expansion (DAE = dento-alveolar expansion) recorded between T0-T1 (negative values) in both tooth-borne (TB) and bone-borne (BB) group

From: External root resorption and rapid maxillary expansion in the short-term: a CBCT comparative study between tooth-borne and bone-borne appliances, using 3D imaging digital technology

 

T0-T1

  

TB Group

BB Group

p value

n

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P1

PWE

20

-1,83

0,64

-2,62

1,22

p < 0.05

DAE

20

-5,04

1,79

-4,14

1,92

NS

P2

PWE

20

-1,60

0,51

-2,29

1,15

p < 0.05

DAE

20

-4,73

1,81

3,99

1,50

NS

M1

PWE

20

-1,54

0,48

-2,22

1,13

p < 0.05

DAE

20

-5,59

1,68

-4,38

1,57

p < 0.05

  1. p value based on Independent Student's t test for inter-groups comparisons and set at p < 0.05
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BMC Oral Health

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