Figure 1.
Figure 2.
Comparisons of T1–T2 (Pretreatment – Posttreatment) and C1–C2 (Precontrol-Postcontrol) with paired t-test_
| T (n=30) | C (n=12) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (Mean±SD) | T2 (Mean±SD) | p value | C1 (Mean±SD) | C2 (Mean±SD) | p value | |
| Processus condylaris (R) | 1.402 ± 0.121 | 1.450 ± 0.098 | 0.033* | 1.420 ± 0.118 | 1.450 ± 0.117 | 0.519 |
| Antegonial notch (R) | 1.361 ± 0.126 | 1.406 ± 0.138 | 0.228 | 1.409 ± 0.098 | 1.421 ± 0.083 | 0.762 |
| Ramus mandible (R) | 1.364 ± 0.098 | 1.370 ± 0.141 | 0.822 | 1.394 ± 0.109 | 1.390 ± 0.173 | 0.949 |
| Cortical thickness of the mandible (R) | 3.620 ± 0.589 | 3.807 ± 0.491 | 0.006** | 3.167 ± 0.405 | 3.292 ± 0.434 | 0.063 |
| Processus condylaris (L) | 1.400 ± 0.105 | 1.460 ± 0.101 | 0.037* | 1.421 ± 0.130 | 1.448 ± 0.165 | 0.601 |
| Antegonial notch (L) | 1.359 ± 0.113 | 1.377 ± 0.115 | 0.509 | 1.402 ± 0.056 | 1.430 ± 0.120 | 0.501 |
| Ramus mandible (L) | 1.343 ± 0.124 | 1.378 ± 0.119 | 0.273 | 1.394 ± 0.091 | 1.401 ± 0.160 | 0.877 |
| Cortical thickness of the mandible (L) | 3.580 ± 0.599 | 3.743 ± 0.517 | 0.021* | 3.117 ± 0.504 | 3.317 ± 0.488 | 0.046* |
Fractal dimension analysis and cortical thickness measurement descriptive analysis in treatment and control groups_
| Treatment | Control | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre treatment (T1) | Post treatment (T2) | Pre control (C1) | Post control (C2) | |||||||||||||
| Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
| FD | ||||||||||||||||
| Processus condylaris | 1.4013 | 0.09661 | 1.14 | 1.54 | 1.4551 | 0.08854 | 1.17 | 1.56 | 1.4205 | 0.11219 | 1.21 | 1.65 | 1.4493 | 0.13707 | 1.18 | 1.66 |
| Antegonial notch | 1.3601 | 0.09513 | 1.08 | 1.50 | 1.3914 | 0.09535 | 1.21 | 1.53 | 1.4055 | 0.06633 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 1.4254 | 0.06592 | 1.29 | 1.52 |
| Ramus mandible | 1.3537 | 0.08615 | 1.11 | 1.48 | 1.3744 | 0.10603 | 1.14 | 1.53 | 1.3939 | 0.07847 | 1.26 | 1.49 | 1.3955 | 0.14297 | 1.17 | 1.67 |
| Cortical thickness | 3.6000 | 0.56125 | 2.55 | 4.50 | 3.7750 | 0.47810 | 3.05 | 4.55 | 3.1417 | 0.38602 | 2.30 | 3.65 | 3.3042 | 0.43509 | 2.30 | 3.90 |
Comparisons of T1–T2 (Pretreatment – Posttreatment) and C1–C2 (Precontrol – Postcontrol) with independent t-test_
| ΔT (Mean±SD) | ΔC (Mean±SD) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processus condylaris (R) | 0.048 ± 0.118 | 0.030 ± 0.155 | 0.677 |
| Antegonial notch (R) | 0.045 ± 0.198 | 0.012 ± 0.135 | 0.606 |
| Ramus mandible (R) | 0.006 ± 0.151 | −0.004 ± 0.195 | 0.861 |
| Cortical thickness of the mandible (R) | 0.187 ± 0.343 | 0.125 ± 0.209 | 0.566 |
| Processus condylaris (L) | 0.059 ± 0.149 | 0.028 ± 0.179 | 0.56 |
| Antegonial notch (L) | 0.018 ± 0.148 | 0.028 ± 0.139 | 0.845 |
| Ramus mandible (L) | 0.035 ± 0.172 | 0.007 ± 0.149 | 0.621 |
| Cortical thickness of the mandible (L) | 0.163 ± 0.365 | 0.200 ± 0.307 | 0.761 |