Table 3.

Comparison of the linear variables according to stage and group

CA, Conventional anchorage; OA, orthodontic mini-implant anchorage; SD, standard deviation; MXCI, maxillary central incisor; MXLI, maxillary lateral incisor; MXC, maxillary canine; MXP2, maxillary second premolar; MXM1, maxillary first molar; MXM2, maxillary second molar.

Vertical displacement: intrusion (+), extrusion (-); Anteroposterior displacement: posterior movement (+), anterior movement (-); Lateral displacement: contraction (+), distraction (-).

^*Mann-Whitney U-test, ^†Wilcoxon singed-rank test, ^‡p < 0.05, ^§p < 0.01, ^∥p < 0.001.