Research Article
3D Comparison of Mandibular Response to Functional Appliances: Balters Bionator versus Sander Bite Jumping
Table 2
Starting forms for the BB and SBJA groups.
| | Variables | SBJA group (; 5f, 6m) | BB (; 9f, 7m) | Diff. | value | 95% CI of the difference | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Lower | Upper |
| | Co-A (mm) | 79.4 | 4.3 | 78.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.682 | | 3.979 | | Co-Gn (mm) | 100.1 | 5.1 | 99.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.666 | | 4.828 | | ANB (deg.) | 5.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.730 | | 1.481 | | Max. mand. diff. (mm) | 20.7 | 2.6 | 20.5 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.860 | | 2.259 | | FH to Pal. Pl. (deg.) | | | | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.878 | | 2.985 | | FH to mand. Pl. (deg.) | 26.0 | 3.6 | 26.5 | 4.0 | ā0.5 | 0.729 | | 2.548 | | Pal. Pl. to mand Pl. (deg.) | 27.3 | 3.3 | 28.6 | 5.7 | | 0.483 | | 2.571 | | ANS to Me (mm) | 57.9 | 3.2 | 59.9 | 3.7 | | 0.173 | | 0.910 | | Co-Go (mm) | 48.5 | 3.8 | 47.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.597 | | 3.449 | | Co-Go-Me (deg.) | 126.0 | 4.3 | 123.7 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.211 | | 5.990 | | Upper inc. to pal. Pl. (deg.) | 111.8 | 9.7 | 111.9 | 4.4 | | 0.984 | | 6.723 | | Lower inc. to mand. Pl. (deg.) | 96.0 | 7.1 | 98.1 | 3.7 | | 0.376 | | 2.882 |
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SD = standard deviation; Diff. = differences; CI = confidence interval; 25th/75th = 25th and 75th percentiles; deg. = degrees; Max. mand. diff. = maxillomandibular differential; FH = Frankfort horizontal; pal. = palatal; Pl. = plane; mand. = mandibular; inc. = incisor.
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