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Table 2 Amount of angular tooth movement determined by each software package

From: TIP, TORQUE & ROTATIONS: How accurately do digital superimposition software packages quantify tooth movement?

Type

Movements

No

Digital Setup

Mean ± S.D

S-BF

Mean ± S.D

I-SB

Mean ± S.D

A-BF

Mean ± S.D

Maxillary

Tip

97

− 1.043 ± 5.3

− 1.012 ± 4.9

− 0.435 ± 2

− 0.730 ± 3.6

Torque

190

− 2.884 ± 4.5

− 2.572 ± 4.1

− 2.060 ± 3.7

− 2.258 ± 3.4

Rotation

149

− 1.287 ± 9.8

− 1.235 ± 9.3

− 0.808 ± 7.3

− 1.219 ± 8.7

Mandibular

Tip

104

0.164 ± 5.6

0.060 ± 5

0.001 ± 2.7

0.067 ± 4.2

Torque

143

− 1.906 ± 4.5

− 1.547 ± 3.6

− 0.986 ± 2.5

− 1.791 ± 4.2

Rotation

146

0.302 ± 12.2

0.310 ± 11

0.525 ± 8.7

0.295 ± 12.1

Overall

Tip

201

− 0.418 ± 5.5

− 0.457 ± 5

− 0.209 ± 2.4

− 0.318 ± 3.9

Torque

333

− 2.464 ± 4.5

− 2.132 ± 4

− 1.599 ± 3.3

− 2.057 ± 3.8

Rotation

295

− 0.5007 ± 11.1

− 0.4703 ± 10

− 0.1483 ± 8

− 0.4696 ± 10.5

  1. Data was expressed using Mean ± SD