Table 3 Pre-and post-treatment descriptive statistics, differences and significant p-values for the primary outcome variables (Vertical measurements) used in the study

Skeletal

MP-SN°

34.73 ± 5.96

35.54 ± 6.01

0.82 ± 1.37

0.000***

LFH (mm)

65.52 ± 5.21

66.14 ± 5.56

0.62 ± 1.89

0.006**

PFH: AFH (%)

66.76 ± 4.47

66.31 ± 4.57

-0.45 ± 1.07

0.001**

N-S-Ar°

121.39 ± 5.76

121.05 ± 5.75

-0.34 ± 1.55

0.061

S-Ar-Go°

150.54 ± 7.12

151.70 ± 6.61

1.16 ± 3.68

0.008**

Ar-Go-Me°

122.85 ± 6.50

122.99 ± 6.72

0.14 ± 1.62

0.469

Ar-Go-N°

45.02 ± 3.64

44.72 ± 3.59

-0.30 ± 1.41

0.069

N-Go-Me °

77.83 ± 5.03

78.27 ± 5.26

0.44 ± 1.06

0.001**

SUM°

394.78 ± 6.15

395.73 ± 6.37

0.95 ± 2.57

0.002**

Dentoalveolar

FOP-SN°

19.48 ± 5.14

19.86 ± 4.71

0.38 ± 1.43

0.026*

BOP-SN°

16.92 ± 4.83

17.36 ± 4.52

0.44 ± 1.29

0.005**

FOP-FH°

10.02 ± 5.35

10.51 ± 4.91

0.49 ± 1.62

0.012*

BOP-FH°

7.67 ± 4.42

8.08 ± 4.08

0.41 ± 1.17

0.003**

Overbite (mm)

3.79 ± 1.64

3.25 ± 1.60

-0.54 ± 0.83

0.000***