Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of sutural displacement (T1-T0).

Measurement (mm)	n	Minimum Value	Maximum Value	Mean ± SD
Appliance expansion	25	1.8	6.8	4.2 ± 1.1*
Frontonasal suture displacement	25	0.1	1.8	0.6 ± 0.4*
Intermaxillary suture displacement	25	0.0	3.1	1.9 ± 0.8*
Right superior zygomaticomaxillary suture displacement	25	0.3	3.6	1.2 ± 0.9*
Left superior zygomaticomaxillary suture displacement	25	0.0	1.7	0.6 ± 0.4*
Right inferior zygomaticomaxillary suture displacement	25	0.4	4.2	1.1 ± 0.9*
Left inferior zygomaticomaxillary suture displacement	25	0.4	3.7	1.2 ± 0.8*
Midpalatal suture displacement at maxillary first molar	25	0.1	2.0	0.9 ± 0.5*
Midpalatal suture displacement at contact between maxillary first and second premolar	25	0.1	2.4	0.8 ± 0.6*
Midpalatal suture displacement at maxillary canine	25	0.2	2.8	1.1 ± 0.7*
Midpalatal suture displacement at the most anterior point of the maxillary dental arch	25	0.5	3.0	1.5 ± 0.6*
Transpalatal suture displacement at the palatal midline	25	0.3	3.3	1.2 ± 0.8
Transpalatal suture displacement 6 mm to left to palatal midline	25	0.1	1.5	0.7 ± 0.4
Transpalatal suture displacement 12 mm to left to palatal midline	25	0.1	2.3	0.7 ± 0.5
Transpalatal suture displacement 18 mm to left to palatal midline	25	0.0	2.8	0.6 ± 0.6

^*Indicates displacement is statistically significant (p< 0.05)