Table 4.
Arch Contraction (Pairwise Comparisons)
| Mediolateral Arch Width From msca |
N |
Cleft Side | Noncleft Side | Difference (Noncleft Side – Cleft Side) | Paired t-Test (P Value) |
| Mean ± SD, mm |
Mean ± SD, mm |
Mean ± SD, mm |
|||
| Deciduous canine | 46 | 11.16 ± 3.10 | 15.68 ± 2.08 | 4.51 ± 3.59 | .000*** |
| Deciduous first molar | 46 | 15.71 ± 3.00 | 18.96 ± 2.12 | 3.25 ± 2.80 | .000*** |
| Deciduous second molar | 46 | 20.65 ± 2.28 | 22.18 ± 2.10 | 1.53 ± 1.53 | .000*** |
| Permanent first molar | 46 | 25.75 ± 2.00 | 25.84 ± 2.09 | 0.10 ± 0.74 | .038* |
a
msc: midsagittal construct
*
P < .05, significant; *** P < .001, very highly significant.