Table 3 Comparison of the alveolar bone thickness on both labial and lingual side of mandible canines before and after treatment

Alveolar bone thickness (labial side of canines)

La1

0.48

0.24

0.27

0.22

3.36

0.003*

La2

0.31

0.14

0.29

0.30

0.35

0.732

La3

0.38

0.15

0.73

0.63

-2.59

0.018*

La4

0.93

0.60

1.71

1.04

-3.638

0.002*

La5

3.48

0.88

4.25

1.80

-2.468

0.023*

Alveolar bone thickness (lingual side of canines)

Li1

0.92

0.38

0.59

0.46

3.560

0.002*

Li2

1.76

0.63

1.39

0.90

2.440

0.025*

Li3

2.39

0.81

2.02

1.09

2.945

0.008*

Li4

3.22

1.07

2.87

1.19

1.834

0.082*

Li5

5.02

0.84

4.67

1.25

1.417

0.173