[Table/Fig-8]:

Significance of difference between Dental Age and Skeletal Age (Females)

Methods	Difference between dental age and skeletal age		Significance of difference (paired “t”-test)
	Mean	SD	“t”	“p”
Group I
Dental Age (S&M) vs Skeletal Age (T&W)	-0.76	0.85	-4.462	<0.001
Dental Age (S&M) vs Skeletal age (G&P)	-0.05	1.22	-0.213	0.833
Dental Age (D&G) vs Skeletal Age (T&W)	0.02	0.90	0.089	0.930
Dental Age (D&G) vs Skeletal age (G&P)	0.72	1.02	3.530	0.002
Group II
Dental Age (S&M) vs Skeletal Age (T&W)	0.70	1.10	3.170	0.004
Dental Age (S&M) vs Skeletal age (G&P)	0.12	0.79	0.758	0.456
Dental Age (D&G) vs Skeletal Age (T&W)	0.45	1.10	2.031	0.054
Dental Age (D&G) vs Skeletal age (G&P)	-0.13	1.23	-0.522	0.607
Group III
Dental Age (S&M) vs Skeletal Age (T&W)	0.78	1.35	2.877	0.008
Dental Age (S&M) vs Skeletal age (G&P)	-0.16	1.30	-0.617	0.543
Dental Age (D&G) vs Skeletal Age (T&W)	1.73	1.08	7.978	<0.001
Dental Age (D&G) vs Skeletal age (G&P)	0.79	1.06	3.724	0.001