Table 3 Tukey’s post hoc analysis for all pairwise comparisons among archwire sizes for bracket slot size 0.018 in.
From: Torque efficiency of square and rectangular archwires into 0.018 and 0.022 in. conventional brackets
Comparison of wires (in.) | Mean difference | HSD statistic | p value | Tukey’s 95 % CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.018 × 0.018 vs 0.018 × 0.022 | 4.73 | 31.07 | <0.001 | [4.20 , 5.27] |
0.018 × 0.018 vs 0.018 × 0.025 | 12.41 | 81.44 | <0.001 | [11.88 , 12.94] |
0.018 × 0.022 vs 0.018 × 0.025 | 7.68 | 50.37 | <0.001 | [7.14 , 8.21] |