Measurements | Groups | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
OVX Mean (SD) | Sham-operated Mean (SD) | ||
Maxilla | |||
Arch length (1–2) | 30.21 (0.67) | 30.53 (1.26) | 0.533 |
Intermolar distance (3–3) | 9.77 (0.39) | 9.87 (0.50) | 0.672 |
Diastema length (1–4) | 17.56 (0.50) | 17.50 (0.93) | 0.858 |
Posterior segment length (2–4) | 9.78 (0.38) | 10.36 (0.47) | 0.012* |
Maxillary central incisor length (6–7) | 11.11 (0.23) | 10.50 (0.60) | 0.010* |
Mandible | |||
Mandibular height (18–19) | 10.96 (0.66) | 10.05 (0.61) | 0.006* |
Upper mandibular length (18–25) | 35.47 (1.75) | 33.55 (1.88) | 0.037* |
Lower mandibular length (19–22) | 29.90 (1.81) | 28.25 (1.76) | 0.063 |
Mandibular plane length (20–22) | 23.04 (1.40) | 21.26 (1.52) | 0.019* |
Diagonal mandibular length (17–22) | 29.93 (1.12) | 28.15 (1.56) | 0.014* |
Distance between the condyle to mandibular angle (17–19) | 14.35 (0.52) | 14.07 (0.46) | 0.025* |
Mandibular central incisor length (23–24) | 12.67 (1.03) | 13.22 (0.52) | 0.142 |
Distance between first molar to central incisor (25–26) | 8.72 (0.35) | 8.41 (0.60) | 0.213 |
Mandibular height (17–20) | 17.66 (1.09) | 16.16 (0.90) | 0.004* |
Angle composed between the lines 17–19 and 20–22 | 114.21 (2.71) | 109.88 (3.77) | 0.009* |
Angle composed by the landmarks 20, 22 and 24 | 135.33 (1.62) | 134.49 (1.75) | 0.305 |
Angle composed by the landmarks 17, 20 and 22 | 99.47 (5.9) | 100.21 (2.44) | 0.599 |
Arch width (7–7) | 12.40 (0.94) | 12.28 (0.76) | 0.748 |
Intermolar distance (9–9) | 11.39 (1.10) | 11.15 (0.57) | 0.543 |
Arch length (8–12) | 25.72 (2.06) | 25.71 (0.89) | 0.988 |
Posterior segment length (8–9) | 10.13 (0.86) | 10.02 (0.43) | 0.725 |
Diastema length (9–11) | 9.35 (1.25) | 8.99 (0.33) | 0.365 |
Mandibular interdiastemal breadth (10–10) | 6.00 (0.32) | 5.49 (0.28) | 0.002* |
Intercoronoidal breadth (6–6) | 27.20 (2.08) | 26.62 (2.03) | 0.558 |
Thickness of condylar process (4–5) | 2.29 (0.15) | 1.94 (0.12) | <0.0001* |
Inferior mandibular body length (1–2) | 39.01 (0.96) | 38.23 (2.43) | 0.405 |
Anterior mentum height (2–3) | 5.63 (0.68) | 5.42 (0.59) | 0.479 |
Mandibular superior third width (13–13) | 19.69 (1.03) | 19.95 (1.47) | 0.670 |
Mandibular middle third width (14–14) | 14.60 (0.75) | 14.86 (1.19) | 0.595 |
Mandibular inferior third width (16–16) | 18.18 (1.06) | 17.77 (1.24) | 0.466 |
Distance between mentum foramens (15–15) | 10.32 (0.68) | 10.38 (0.84) | 0.873 |