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 variablesTotal mean (SD)Group valuePairwise comparisons
Hypodivergent mean (SD)Normodivergent mean (SD)Hyperdivergent mean (SD)

A/Olp0.18 (1.58)0.35 (1.92)−0.23 (1.32)0.40 (1.42)0.296
Pg/Olp2.33 (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/Olp0.36 (3.57)−2.72 (2.74)4.00 (1.91)−0.19 (2.03)<0.001Hypo 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/Olp4.07 (2.52)3.56 (2.91)4.36 (2.42)4.28 (2.20)0.473
SN^GoMe0.28 (2.77)1.66 (2.53)−0.01 (2.33)−0.81 (2.91)0.004Hypo vs. hyper: 0.004
Hypo vs. normo: 0.077
Hyper vs. normo: 0.842
Lower incisor axis inclination5.58 (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

Pairwise comparisons: values adjusted by using Bonferroni method. In the first column, differences after-before for each group are given.