Table 2. Radiographic measurements.
LAC group (n=112) | SSTS group (n=74) | p | |
Sagittal angle (degree, mean) | |||
Initial | 21.2 | 21.8 | 0.502 |
Postreduction | 3.6 | 5.7 | 0.032 |
First week | 4.7 | 6.5 | 0.009 |
Second week | 5.3 | 6.8 | 0.024 |
Fourth week | 5 | 6.2 | 0.121 |
Alteration (Δ) | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.770 |
Sagittal displacement (percentage, mean) | |||
Initial | 45 | 40.5 | 0.568 |
Postreduction | 7.6 | 7.1 | 0.751 |
First week | 10.7 | 9.7 | 0.518 |
Second week | 10.2 | 10.5 | 0.805 |
Fourth week | 10.3 | 9.5 | 0.843 |
Alteration (Δ) | 3 | 2.4 | 0.868 |
Coronal angle (degree, mean) | |||
Initial | 8 | 7.9 | 0.802 |
Postreduction | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.125 |
First week | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.423 |
Second week | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.131 |
Fourth week | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.112 |
Alteration (Δ) | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.405 |
Coronal displacement (percentage, mean) | |||
Initial | 18.6 | 18.2 | 0.505 |
Postreduction | 7 | 8.2 | 0.286 |
First week | 6.9 | 8.9 | 0.108 |
Second week | 7.1 | 9 | 0.061 |
Fourth week | 7 | 8.1 | 0.070 |
Alteration (Δ) | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.063 |
LAC: Long arm cast; SSTS: Single sugar-tong splint; Bold values indicate level of significance at p<0.05. Δ: Delta. |