Table 5 Atlantoaxial angular measurements (appliance-specific evaluation)
Angular parameter | Active group | p-values | BJA group | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Solow/Tallgren sum (modified) | ||||
OPT-FH | 0.98 ± 8.15 | 0.4867 | 0.20 ± 7.76 | 0.8945 |
CVT-FH | 0.17 ± 9.58 | 0.9181 | -2.14 ± 5.62 | 0.0634 |
NL-FH | -0.16 ± 1.71 | 0.6000 | -0.00 ± 4.13 | 0.0064* |
NSL-FH | 0.24 ± 2.13 | 0.5174 | 0.6 ± 3.51 | 0.3917 |
Clivus-dens angle | 0.00 ± 9.55 | 0.9986 | 0.89 ± 5.55 | 0.4222 |
McGregor-CVT | 0.17 ± 7.68 | 0.8998 | -0.01 ± 7.49 | 0.9938 |
McGregor-CVT | -1.58 ± 5.65 | 0.1193 | -14.90 ± 66.98 | 0.2623 |
McGregor-AT | 0.14 ± 5.82 | 0.9052 | 0.47 ± 6.57 | 0.7845 |
AT-CVT | -0.65 ± 5.37 | 0.5562 | -0.45 ± 5.98 | 0.7733 |
(Ba-C)-McRae | 9.93 ± 60.47 | 0.3525 | -11.95 ± 67.48 | 0.3753 |
(Ba-C)-AT | 0.69 ± 5.35 | 0.5259 | -0.02 ± 3.46 | 0.9825 |
McRae-AT | 12.42 ± 70.11 | 0.3847 | 23.05 ± 89.05 | 0.3332 |
Craniocervical angle (NSL-OPT) | 0.35 ± 9.29 | 0.8308 | -2.13 ± 6.71 | 0.1174 |
Atlas inclination (AT-FH) | -0.84 ± 4.66 | 0.3875 | 1.2 ± 3.68 | 0.2267 |