Research Article
Influence of Vertical Facial Growth Pattern on Herbst Appliance Effects in Prepubertal Patients: A Retrospective Controlled Study
Table 2
One-way ANOVA results to evidence any difference over time between groups.
| Outcome variables | Total mean (SD) | Group | value | Pairwise comparisons | Hypodivergent mean (SD) | Normodivergent mean (SD) | Hyperdivergent mean (SD) |
| A/Olp | 0.18 (1.58) | 0.35 (1.92) | −0.23 (1.32) | 0.40 (1.42) | 0.296 | | Pg/Olp | 2.33 (2.19) | 2.11 (2.31) | 2.41 (2.02) | 2.46 (2.31) | 0.837 | | Is/Olp | −0.43 (2.04) | 0.17 (2.42) | −0.64 (1.80) | −0.82 (1.78) | 0.190 | | Ii/Olp | 0.36 (3.57) | −2.72 (2.74) | 4.00 (1.91) | −0.19 (2.03) | <0.001 | Hypo vs. hyper: <0.001 | Hypo vs. normo: <0.001 | Hyper vs. normo: <0.001 | Ms/Olp | −1.36 (2.20) | −1.61 (2.41) | −1.44 (2.53) | −1.03 (1.61) | 0.640 | | Mi/Olp | 4.07 (2.52) | 3.56 (2.91) | 4.36 (2.42) | 4.28 (2.20) | 0.473 | | SN^GoMe | 0.28 (2.77) | 1.66 (2.53) | −0.01 (2.33) | −0.81 (2.91) | 0.004 | Hypo vs. hyper: 0.004 | Hypo vs. normo: 0.077 | Hyper vs. normo: 0.842 | Lower incisor axis inclination | 5.58 (4.77) | 4.51 (3.84) | 5.47 (5.52) | 6.77 (4.72) | 0.246 | | AN^NPg | −1.49 (1.72) | −1.20 (1.27) | −2.05 (2.16) | −1.24 (1.52) | 0.142 | | Skeletal discrepancy | −2.52 (2.28) | −3.08 (2.66) | −2.43 (2.09) | −2.06 (1.99) | 0.281 | | Overjet | −4.38 (2.21) | −3.62 (2.07) | −4.64 (2.19) | −4.87 (2.26) | 0.102 | | Molar relation | −5.02 (5.54) | −5.53 (3.22) | −4.21 (8.76) | −5.31 (2.50) | 0.672 | |
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Pairwise comparisons: values adjusted by using Bonferroni method. In the first column, differences after-before for each group are given. |