Predictability of orthodontic movement with orthodontic aligners: a retrospective study

Progress in Orthodontics

Table 2 Method analysis

Arch	Parameter	Vestibulolingual tip		Mesiodistal tip		Rotation
Arch		D Dahlberg	Systematic error p level	D Dahlberg	Systematic error p level	D Dahlberg	Systematic error p level
Upper arch	11	0.300	NS	0.390	NS	0.525	NS
	12	0.298	NS	0.979	NS	0.500	NS
	13	0.782	NS	0.656	NS	0.957	NS
	14	0.437	NS	0.783	NS	1.132	NS
	15	0.674	NS	0.814	NS	1.162	NS
	16	0.497	NS	0.081	NS	1.290	NS
	17	0.686	NS	1.014	NS	0.964	NS
	21	0.075	NS	0.274	NS	1.174	NS
	22	0.785	NS	0.292	NS	0.788	NS
	23	0.753	NS	0.433	NS	1.081	NS
	24	0.539	NS	1.159	NS	0.883	NS
	25	0.636	NS	0.715	NS	2.135	NS
	26	0.579	NS	0.097	NS	1.214	NS
	27	0.358	NS	1.254	NS	1.616	NS
	Mean	0.528		0.639		1.102
Lower arch	31	0.658	NS	0.348	NS	0.551	NS
	32	0.474	NS	0.536	NS	0.773	NS
	33	0.445	NS	0.593	NS	0.926	NS
	34	0.882	NS	0.581	NS	0.965	NS
	35	0.334	NS	0.100	NS	0.800	NS
	36	1.119	NS	1.510	NS	1.314	NS
	37	0.954	NS	1.110	NS	1.527	NS
	41	0.338	NS	0.351	NS	0.540	NS
	42	0.810	NS	0.673	NS	1.275	NS
	43	0.423	NS	0.752	NS	1.233	NS
	44	0.877	NS	0.856	NS	1.305	NS
	45	0.824	NS	0.653	NS	1.432	NS
	46	1.131	NS	0.932	NS	1.389	NS
	47	0.960	NS	1.262	NS	1.468	NS
	Mean	0.731		0.733		1.107