Table 1. Sample characteristics in each malocclusion type.
| Malocclusion ( n ) | Gender | Age (y) | Overbite (mm) | Overjet (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F ( n ) | M ( n ) | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | |
| Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; SD, standard deviation. Note: Different lower case letters (a–d) indicate intracolumn statistically significant differences ( p < 0.05). | ||||||||
| Class I (25) | 14 | 11 | 21.5 ± 0.78 a | 18.0–25.0 | 2.42 ± 1.05 a | 0.50–5.00 | 2.52 ± 1.04 a | 0.50–4.00 |
| Class II division 1 (25) | 16 | 9 | 22.0 ± 0.55 a | 18.0–26.0 | 3.10 ± 1.11 b | 1.00–5.50 | 4.24 ± 1.50 b | 2.00–9.00 |
| Class II division 2 (25) | 13 | 12 | 23.5 ± 1.04 a | 18.0–31.0 | 4.70 ± 1.42 c | 2.50–8.00 | 1.62 ± 0.67 c | 0.50–3.50 |
| Class III (25) | 16 | 9 | 22.5 ± 0.44 a | 18.0–27.0 | 1.44 ± 0.95 d | 0.00–3.50 | 1.46 ± 1.11 c | (–1.00)–4.00 |
| p- Value | > 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | |||||