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Table 4 Descriptive and inferential statistics relative to the data obtained from the vertical brackets displacement model

From: Analysis of the characteristics of slot design affecting resistance to sliding during active archwire configurations

Horizontal displacement

Brackets

Number of tests

Mean

SD

Minimum

Maximum

Mann-Whitney test (Bonferroni's correction)

Damon SL II

10

0.82

0.07

0.71

0.95

2, 4, 5

In-Ovation

10

1.01

0.1

0.78

1.13

1, 3, 4, 5

Quick

10

0.73

0.11

0.55

0.9

2, 5

Synergy

10

0.68

0.14

0.45

0.89

1, 2, 5

Time 2

10

1.35

0.08

1.27

1.53

1, 2, 3, 4

  1. Kruskal-Wallis test (p < 0.001) and Mann-Whitney test with Bonferroni correction (p < 0.05) for comparison of data of resistance to slide (Newton) recorded among the five tested brackets.
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