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Patient’s baseline characteristics
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
| Age (Mean and SD) | 21.1 (7.14) | 19.4 (6.70) | 21.6 (6.56) | |
| Gender | Male | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Female | 11 | 8 | 9 | |
| Malocclusion | Class I | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Class II division 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | |
| Class II division 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anterior crowding | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| Deep bite | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Open bite | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Posterior crossbite | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Biprotrusion | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
