Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of late mixed dentition group of RPFM.
| Variable | T 1 (n = 26) | T 2 (n = 26) | T 3 = T2 − T1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Soft tissue facial angle (°) | 91.83 | 4.71 | 90.08 | 4.90 | -1.75 | 3.14 |
| Nose prominence (mm) | 12.29 | 1.98 | 12.21 | 1.90 | -0.47 | 0.97 |
| Superior sulcus depth (mm) | 3.53 | 1.97 | 3.12 | 1.69 | -0.42 | 0.89 |
| Subnasale to H-line (mm) | 6.60 | 2.84 | 6.90 | 2.99 | 0.31 | 1.27 |
| Skeletal profile convexity (mm) | 0.43 | 3.19 | 1.82 | 3.22 | 1.38 | 1.64 |
| Basic upper lip thickness (mm) | 13.66 | 2.35 | 13.83 | 2.20 | 0.17 | 1.66 |
| Upper lip strain (mm) | 16.12 | 2.00 | 15.46 | 1.80 | -0.66 | 2.08 |
| H-line angle (°) | 12.47 | 3.84 | 14.17 | 4.56 | 1.70 | 2.48 |
| Lower lip to H-line (mm) | 3.32 | 1.92 | 2.65 | 2.25 | -0.68 | 1.31 |
| Inferior sulcus to H-line (mm) | 2.39 | 1.75 | 2.79 | 2.14 | 0.40 | 0.97 |
| Soft tissue chin thickness (mm) | 13.47 | 2.79 | 13.56 | 3.26 | 0.10 | 1.78 |
T 1: pretreatment; T2: posttreatment; T3: treatment changes; SD: standard deviation.