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Table 2 Pre- and post-treatment comparison of soft-tissue-related variables through cephalometric analysis

From: Quantitative evaluation of vertical control in orthodontic camouflage treatment for skeletal class II with hyperdivergent facial type

Variables

MMA (N = 17)

MMA + VC (N = 19)

pre

post

P

pre

post

P

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

UL Angle-SnV (°)

12.11

5.33

6.82

5.34

0.009*

16.69

6.23

8.37

5.88

< 0.001*

Z Angle (°)

58.89

4.70

69.43

6.24

< 0.001*

49.39

6.94

64.64

8.79

< 0.001*

UL thickness (mm)

11.64

1.63

12.67

1.89

0.032*

11.51

2.50

13.06

2.32

< 0.001*

LL Thickness (mm)

14.36

2.87

12.30

2.12

0.004*

14.86

2.14

12.77

2.25

0.006*

Chin Thickness (mm)

12.36

2.66

12.64

2.12

0.597

13.71

2.48

12.73

2.17

0.009*

UL-Sn Vertical (mm)

3.58

1.41

1.86

1.34

0.001*

4.72

1.66

2.59

1.71

< 0.001*

LL-Sn Vertical (mm)

-0.09

3.43

-2.19

2.20

0.016*

0.66

2.21

-2.46

2.28

< 0.001*

UL Length (mm)

22.41

2.49

22.52

1.85

0.797

22.68

2.07

22.68

2.39

1.000

LL Length (mm)

44.62

3.28

45.29

3.61

0.316

42.92

4.02

44.14

3.96

0.021*