Table 2.
Comparisons of the mandibular body length (Go–Me) and changes (ΔGo–Me) after growth between the 2 imaging methods.
| Baseline | After growth | Growth (changes) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D CBCT (N = 25) | 2D RLC (N = 25) | ΔCBCT-RLC | p value | 3D CBCT (N = 25) | 2D RLC (N = 25) | ΔCBCT-RLCs | p value | 3D CBCT | 2D RLC | p value | |||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
| Go–Me R (mm)A | 70.123 | 5.296 | 59.214 | 5.425 | 11.914 | 1.743 | < 0.001 | 74.322 | 5.564 | 63.403 | 4.515 | 12.124 | 2.141 | < 0.001 | 4.218 | 1.875 | 4.192 | 1.816 | 0.824 |
| Go–Me L (mm)A | 70.182 | 5.044 | 59.645 | 5.223 | 11.547 | 1.856 | < 0.001 | 74.537 | 5.298 | 63.817 | 5.914 | 11.707 | 2.178 | < 0.001 | 4.353 | 1.656 | 4.179 | 1.943 | 0.247 |
A p value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
ANumerical data are given as the means and standard deviations of measurements of two time points and two investigators.