Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and statistical comparisons (independent-samples t-tests) of the T2–T1 changes
| Variables | Pendulum group | Clear aligner group | 95% CI of the difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 20 | f = 15; m = 5 | n = 20 | f = 13; m = 7 | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Difference | P. value | Lower | Upper | |
| SNA° | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | NS | − 0.7 | 2.3 |
| SNB° | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | − 1 | NS | − 0.1 | 2.7 |
| ANB° | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | − 0.4 | NS | − 1.4 | 0.6 |
| SN^GoGn° | 2.1 | 1.8 | − 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | ** | − 2.4 | − 0.1 |
| ArGo^GoMe° | 0.7 | 4.6 | − 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | * | − 5.6 | − 0.2 |
| N-Me mm | 4.4 | 6.1 | − 1.2 | 3.1 | 5.6 | * | − 6.2 | − 0.7 |
| N-ANS mm | 0.8 | 5.3 | − 1.2 | 2.1 | 2 | NS | − 5.1 | 1.2 |
| ANS-Me mm | 3.0 | 4.4 | − 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | NS | − 5.3 | 0.4 |
| SN^POccl ° | 2.8 | 2.9 | − 4.2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | *** | − 9.3 | − 4.7 |
| SN^ANS-PNS ° | 0.3 | 2.5 | − 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | NS | − 3.2 | 0.2 |
| OVJ mm | − 1.2 | 2.5 | − 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | NS | 0.85 | 2.2 |
| OVB mm | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0 | NS | − 1.1 | 1.2 |
| L6-GoMe mm | 2.1 | 2.4 | − 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | ** | − 3.4 | − 0.4 |
| U6-ANSPNS mm | 1.3 | 3.0 | − 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 | ** | − 3.9 | − 0.4 |
NS not significant, CI confidence of interval
* < 0.05, ** < 0.01, *** < 0.001