Research Article
Postoperative Skeletal Stability and Pharyngeal Airway: Counterclockwise versus Clockwise Rotation during Mandibular Setback Surgery
Table 2
The clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of mandibular setback in the postoperative stability (T32) by Student’s t-test.
| Variables | Clockwise | Counterclockwise | Intergroup group comparison | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | value | |
| C4C2-SN angle | −1.28 | 7.95 | −0.38 | 4.09 | 0.61 | — | Palatal angle | 0.65 | 6.00 | 1.53 | 4.29 | 0.57 | — | Soft palate width | −0.56 | 1.60 | −0.38 | 1.99 | 0.76 | — | Soft palate length | −2.01 | 3.30 | −0.61 | 3.47 | 0.19 | — | Pharyngeal airway | NOP | 1.32 | 3.10 | 0.86 | 2.34 | 0.62 | — | UOP | 0.35 | 2.60 | −0.10 | 2.89 | 0.63 | — | TOP | −0.89 | 4.96 | 0.15 | 3.10 | 0.54 | — | EOP | −0.66 | 3.99 | −0.94 | 2.38 | 0.80 | — | Hyoid | Horizontal | −0.05 | 6.09 | −1.06 | 4.55 | 0.45 | — | Vertical | −7.19 | 4.95 | −6.55 | 5.37 | 0.71 | — | Menton | Horizontal | −0.44 | 3.50 | 0.40 | 3.83 | 0.54 | — | Vertical | −0.58 | 4.77 | −1.74 | 4.69 | 0.47 | — |
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Statistically significant; ; —: not significant. |