Table 2 Comparison of the mean values (and the mean absolute values) in vertical dimensions and horizontal relationships in patients, by Hotelling’s T2 test.

From: A pilot study of digital recording of edentulous jaw relations using a handheld scanner and specially designed headgear

Patient No.

VD (mm)

Horizontal

Hotelling’s T2

P value

AP

LR

DAP (mm)

RAP (°)

DAP (mm)

RAP (°)

1

−2.182 (2.579)

0.171 (0.997)

−3.45 (3.45)

1.825 (1.825)

0.01 (0.46)

8.563 (45.697)

0.331 (0.016)

2

1.318 (1.814)

1.566 (1.566)

−0.08 (3.54)

−1.842 (2.027)

−0.94 (0.94)

3

0.956 (1.693)

1.504 (1.824)

−3.19 (6.89)

0.428 (0.487)

3.19 (3.19)

4

−0.128 (1.240)

1.349 (1.349)

1.81 (2.48)

−2.038 (2.038)

−0.62 (0.62)

5

1.776 (1.776)

1.784 (1.748)

5.83 (5.83)

1.082 (1.143)

0.69 (0.69)

6

−5.268 (5.268)

−2.665 (2.665)

−4.93 (4.93)

−0.913 (1.044)

0.55 (0.57)

7

3.992 (3.992)

0.901 (0.901)

0.50 (2.19)

1.871 (1.871)

−2.43 (2.43)

8

−1.995 (1.995)

−0.042 (0.167)

−1.15 (2.04)

0.029 (0.780)

−0.71 (1.30)

9

−0.748 (2.122)

−1.349 (1.487)

2.61 (2.61)

−1.561 (1.561)

−3.00 (3.00)

10

−4.076 (4.076)

0.675 (0.698)

−4.90 (4.90)

2.912 (2.912)

0.58 (1.14)

  1. VD: vertical dimension; AP: anterior posterior; LR: left and right; DAP: displacement in anterior and posterior; RAP: rotation in anterior and posterior; DLR: displacement to left and right; RLR: rotation to left and right.