Continuous force | Intermittent force | Mean difference (SD) | 95% CI | WSR P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | |||||
Buccal | |||||
Cervical | 0.15 ± 0.08 | 0.05 ± 0.03 | 0.10 (0.08) | 0.03, 0.16 | 0.008* |
Middle | 0.06 ± 0.008 | 0.005 ± 0.0007 | 0.06 (0.007) | − 0.003, 0.12 | 0.18 |
Apical | 0.06 ± 0.002 | 0.06 ± 0.001 | 0.0002 (0.0007) | − 0.004, 0.009 | 0.18 |
P value | 0.16 | 0.22 | |||
Lingual | |||||
Cervical | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.001 | 0.05 (0.02) | − 0.16, 0.25 | 0.18 |
Middle | 0.14 ± 0.00 | 0.004 ± 0.00 | 0.14 (0.00) | − 0.001, 0.001 | 0.18 |
Apical | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.002 | 0.12 (0.03) | − 0.12, 0.35 | 0.18 |
P value | 0.37 | 0.37 | |||
Mesial | |||||
Cervical | 0.18 ± 0.02 | 0.06 ± 0.06 | 0.14 (0.05) | − 0.06, 0.21 | 0.07 |
Middle | 0.09 ± 0.0007 | 0.05 ± 0.04 | 0.05 (0.02) | − 0.12, 0.22 | 0.18 |
Apical | 0.06 ± 0.001 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.0004 (0.03) | 0.25, 0.26 | 0.66 |
P value | 0.14 | 0.17 | |||
Distal | |||||
Cervical | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.001 | 0.01 (0.02) | − 0.13, 0.15 | 0.18 |
Middle | 0.06 ± 0.001 | 0.05 ± 0.001 | 0.001 (0.00) | − 0.01, 0.01 | 0.16 |
Apical | 0.07 ± 0.001 | 0.07 ± 0.0007 | 0.001 (0.002) | − 0.02, 0.02 | 0.32 |
P value | 0.14 | 0.14 |