Table 2.
Gender wise IE - VES in Maxilla and Mandible at different sites
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| Group 1 (6-15 years) | ||||||||
| Overall mean | 13.84±6.72 | 14.16±6.78 | 12.57±5.31 | 12.63±5.23 | ||||
| Incisors | 16.79±5.47 | 16.94±5.22 | 0.078 | 0.939 (NS) | 13.79±2.08 | 14.50±2.10 | 0.934 | 0.358 (NS) |
| Canine | 15.00±6.71 | 17.13±2.59 | 0.832 | 0.421 (NS) | 17.43±2.64 | 15.75±2.25 | 1.331 | 0.206 (NS) |
| Premolar | 17.00±2.86 | 16.06±2.70 | 0.925 | 0.711 (NS) | 14.14±2.35 | 14.56±2.78 | 0.443 | 0.661 (NS) |
| Molar | 7.14±7.50 | 8.19±7.74 | 0.374 | 0.711 (NS) | 7.36±6.82 | 7.25±6.73 | 0.043 | 0.966 (NS) |
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| Group 2 (>15-30 years) | ||||||||
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| Overall mean | 19.04±3.15 | 18.27±3.14 | 16.84±2.67 | 16.05±2.62 | ||||
| Incisors | 21.72±2.82 | 20.76±2.26 | 1.180 | 0.245 (NS) | 17.11±2.22 | 16.43±2.38 | 0.921 | 0.363 (NS) |
| Canine | 21.75±2.66 | 20.64±2.29 | 0.978 | 0.342 (NS) | 19.80±2.62 | 18.90±2.85 | 0.736 | 0.471 (NS) |
| Premolar | 18.67±2.25 | 18.10±2.43 | 0.758 | 0.453 (NS) | 17.50±2.15 | 17.10±2.00 | 0.609 | 0.546 (NS) |
| Molar | 16.83±2.20 | 15.67±2.39 | 1.573 | 0.124 (NS) | 14.56±2.50 | 14.29±2.53 | 0.334 | 0.741 (NS) |
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| Overall mean | 18.41±3.59 | 19.31±3.40 | 17.25±3.04 | 16.41±2.72 | ||||
| Incisors | 22.06±2.84 | 22.00±1.83 | 0.104 | 0.918 (NS) | 18.03±2.36 | 17.66±2.09 | 0.653 | 0.516 (NS) |
| Canine | 21.79±3.24 | 21.50±2.68 | 0.264 | 0.794 (NS) | 19.76±3.01 | 19.92±2.14 | 0.161 | 0.873 (NS) |
| Premolar | 19.94±3.09 | 19.07±2.02 | 1.278 | 0.206 (NS) | 18.71±2.38 | 17.66±1.88 | 1.896 | 0.063 (NS) |
| Molar | 17.13±2.90 | 16.59±2.64 | 0.757 | 0.452 (NS) | 16.58±2.84 | 14.28±2.14 | 3.535 | 0.001 (significant) |
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| Overall mean | 21.06±2.92 | 20.33±2.86 | 18.63±2.92 | 17.38±2.95 | ||||
| Incisors | 23.26±2.54 | 22.71±2.13 | 0.706 | 0.483 (NS) | 19.49±2.42 | 18.64±2.13 | 1.138 | 0.261 (NS) |
| Canine | 23.06±2.14 | 22.00±2.38 | 1.069 | 0.296 (NS) | 21.00±3.65 | 20.43±1.51 | 0.397 | 0.695 (NS) |
| Premolar | 20.71±2.65 | 20.29±2.20 | 0.535 | 0.595 (NS) | 20.03±2.57 | 18.71±3.38 | 1.474 | 0.147 (NS) |
| Molar | 18.77±3.10 | 17.93±2.62 | 0.897 | 0.374 (NS) | 16.77±2.92 | 15.57±2.21 | 1.383 | 0.173 (NS) |
P of 0.05 or lower was considered statistically significant. All the measurements are in millimetres. S – Statistically S; SD – Standard deviation; NS – Not significant; P – Probability value; IE – Incisal Edge; VES – Deepest point of Vestibule