Table 3. Comparison between the maxilla and the mandible treatment groups (n=35).

Clinical Parameters	Total	Maxilla	Mandible	P-value
Number of patients	35	13	22
Age (years)	52.97±9.42	48.69±7.05	55.5±9.86	0.026
Male/Female (Female%)	14/21 (60%)	6/7 (54%)	8/14 (64%)	NS
FA/CAT (CAT%)	19/16 (46%)	8/5 (38%)	11/11 (50%)	NS
Change in plaque index	0.28±0.27	0.29±0.26	0.28±0.29	NS
Baseline	1.34±0.36	1.12±0.36	1.47±0.30	0.013
Post-treatment	1.03±0.32	0.83±0.26	1.15±0.30	0.003
Change in gingival index	0.08±0.06	0.08±0.07	0.09±0.05	NS
Baseline	0.56±0.11	0.54±0.15	0.57±0.07	NS
Post-treatment	0.48±0.12	0.47±0.16	0.48±0.08	NS
Change in probing depth	0.35±0.34	0.30±0.25	0.38±0.39	NS
Baseline	2.58±0.78	2.64±0.79	2.55±0.79	NS
Post-treatment	2.23±0.72	2.34±0.74	2.17±0.71	NS
Change in bone level	0.39±0.62	0.36±0.46	0.42±0.71	NS
Baseline	3.53±1.26	3.35±1.55	3.63±1.09	NS
Post-treatment	3.13±0.95	2.99±1.27	3.21±0.72	NS
Treatment period (months)	5.01±2.20	4.85±2.44	5.11±2.10	NS

FA: orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances, CAT: clear aligner treatment, NS: statistically not significant.