Table 4 Pairwise comparisons for different vertical patterns within each sagittal skeletal class (Class I, II, III).

From: Exploring the relationship between condylar position and pharyngeal airway dimensions using 3D analysis across different skeletal patterns

Oropharyngeal space

Class I

Class II

Class III

N vs. Hp

N vs. Hr

Hr vs. Hp

Hr

 

N vs. Hr

 

N vs. Hp

Hr vs. Hp

 

N vs. Hr

 

N vs. Hp

 

Hr vs. Hp

 

(OPV)

NS

NS

NS

II-Hr-A

II-Hr-P

0.041*

II-Hr-A

II-N-C

0.000***

NS

II-Hr-A

II-Hp-p

0.000***

III-Hr-A

III-N-p

0.009**

III-N-A

III-Hp-p

0.008**

III-Hr-A

III-Hp-p

0.000***

    

II-Hr-A

II-Hr-C

0.038*

II-Hr-A

II-N-p

0.000***

       

III-Hr-C

III-Hp-p

0.009**

(OPA)

NS

NS

NS

II-Hr-A

II-Hr-C

0.012*

II-Hr-A

II-N-C

0.000***

NS

II-Hr-A

II-Hp-p

0.002**

NS

 

NS

 

III-Hr-A

III-Hp-p

0.024*

      

II-Hr-A

II-N-p

0.000***

         

(MCA)

NS

NS

NS

NS

 

II-Hr-A

II-N-p

0.022*

NS

II-Hr-A

II-Hp-p

0.009**

NS

 

III-N-C

III-Hp-p

0.018*

III-Hr-A

III-Hp-P

0.005**

      

II-Hr-A

II-N-A

0.012*

     

III-N-A

III-Hp-p

0.031*

III-Hr-C

III-Hp-p

0.006**

      

II-Hr-A

II-N-C

0.004**

         
  1. N indicates Normodivergent; Hr, Hyperdivergent; Hp, Hypodivergent.
  2. A indicates Anteriorly positioned condyle; C, centrally positioned Condyle; P, posteriorly positioned Condyle. NS indicate not significant. See Table 1 for additional abbreviations.
  3. *Significance <0.05; ** significance < 0.01; *** significance <0.001.
Back to article page