Table 2 Comparison of the alveolar bone thickness on both labial and lingual side of mandible central incisors before and after treatment

Alveolar bone thickness (labial side of incisors)

La1

0.42

0.18

0.21

0.20

3.64

0.002*

La2

0.31

0.17

0.26

0.30

0.76

0.458

La3

0.33

0.22

0.44

0.34

-1.34

0.196

La4

0.72

0.40

0.92

0.66

-1.4

0.267

La5

2.58

0.85

2.82

1.12

-0.96

0.347

Alveolar bone thickness (lingual side of incisors)

Li1

0.38

0.35

0.13

0.21

3.45

0.003*

Li2

0.73

0.48

0.29

0.41

3.63

0.002*

Li3

1.22

0.68

0.62

0.62

3.63

0.002*

Li4

1.96

0.90

1.32

0.91

3.65

0.002*

Li5

3.91

0.95

3.29

1.50

2.45

0.024*