Table 4.
ABT at the apical area of lateral incisors on the un-impacted side( Mean ± SD)
| ABT-AA | PICs | BICs | MAICs | PICs | BICs | MAICs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIRR | No-LIRR | LIRR | No-LIRR | LIRR | No-LIRR | ||||
| Labial | 2.27 ± 1.06 | 3.21 ± 1.50 | 2.85 ± 1.56 | 2.11 ± 0.85 | 2.34 ± 1.13 | 3.11 ± 0.94 | 3.23 ± 1.57 | 3.28 ± 2.22 | 2.67 ± 1.19 |
| Palatal | 7.62 ± 2.53 | 7.29 ± 2.20 | 6.75 ± 1.83 | 6.22 ± 1.34*** | 8.19 ± 2.68 | 5.83 ± 1.41** | 7.53 ± 2.22 | 6.94 ± 1.67 | 6.66 ± 1.91 |
| Total | 9.89 ± 2.52† | 10.50 ± 2.30 | 9.60 ± 2.19† | 8.33 ± 1.64*** | 10.53 ± 2.55 | 8.94 ± 1.85*** | 10.76 ± 2.28 | 10.22 ± 2.25 | 9.34 ± 2.14 |
SD indicates standard deviation, ABT-AA Alveolar bone thickness at the apical area, PICs Palatal impacted canines, BICs Buccal impacted canines, MAICs Midalveolus impacted canines, LIRR Lateral incisor root resorption
†, p < .05, vs BICs in total ABT-AA
**, p < .01, vs No-LIRR in the corresponding group
***, p < .001, vs No-LIRR in the corresponding group