Evaluation of surface roughness of the bracket slot floor—a 3D perspective study

Agarwal, Chetankumar O.; Vakil, Ketan K.; Mahamuni, Avinash; Tekale, Pawankumar Dnyandeo; Gayake, Prasad V.; Vakil, Jeegar K.

doi:10.1186/s40510-016-0116-2

Progress in Orthodontics

Table 2 Results of Tukey’s test for slot surface roughness

From: Evaluation of surface roughness of the bracket slot floor—a 3D perspective study

	(I) group	(J) group	Mean difference (I–J)	Std. error	Sig.	Upper bound	Lower bound
Sa_VALUE_MESIAL_SLOT	Group A 3M Unitek	Group B Ormco^a	1.66010	0.52142	0.01110	0.29043	3.02977
		Group C Ortho Organizer	0.49775	0.52142	0.77542	−0.87192	1.86742
		Group D American Orthodontics^a	2.06675	0.52142	0.00093	0.69708	3.43642
	Group B Ormco	Group A 3M Unitek^a	−1.66010	0.52142	0.01110	−3.02977	−0.29043
		Group C Ortho Organizer	−1.16235	0.52142	0.12463	−2.53202	0.20732
		Group D American Orthodontics	0.40665	0.52142	0.86334	−0.96302	1.77632
	Group C Ortho Organizer	Group A 3M Unitek	−0.49775	0.52142	0.77542	−1.86742	0.87192
		Group B Ormco	1.16235	0.52142	0.12463	−0.20732	2.53202
		Group D American Orthodontics^a	1.56900	0.52142	0.01827	0.19933	2.93867
	Group D American Orthodontics	Group A 3M Unitek^a	−2.06675	0.52142	0.00093	−3.43642	−0.69708
		Group B Ormco	−0.40665	0.52142	0.86334	−1.77632	0.96302
		Group C Ortho Organizer^a	−1.56900	0.52142	0.01827	−2.93867	−0.19933
Sa_VALUE_DISTAL_SLOT	Group A 3M Unitek	Group B Ormco^a	2.39840	0.43280	0.00000	1.26153	3.53527
		Group C Ortho Organizer^a	1.39785	0.43280	0.00970	0.26098	2.53472
		Group D American Orthodontics^a	2.72935	0.43280	0.00000	1.59248	3.86622
	Group B Ormco	Group A 3M Unitek^a	−2.39840	0.43280	0.00000	−3.53527	−1.26153
		Group C Ortho Organizer	−1.00055	0.43280	0.10433	−2.13742	0.13632
		Group D American Orthodontics	0.33095	0.43280	0.87006	−0.80592	1.46782
	Group C Ortho Organizer	Group A 3M Unitek^a	−1.39785	0.43280	0.00970	−2.53472	−0.26098
		Group B Ormco	1.00055	0.43280	0.10433	−0.13632	2.13742
		Group D American Orthodontics^a	1.33150	0.43280	0.01512	0.19463	2.46837
	Group D American Orthodontics	Group A 3M Unitek^a	−2.72935	0.43280	0.00000	−3.86622	−1.59248
		Group B Ormco	−0.33095	0.43280	0.87006	−1.46782	0.80592
		Group C Ortho Organizer^a	−1.33150	0.43280	0.01512	−2.46837	−0.19463

^aThe mean difference is significant at the 05 level

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