Comparison of the accuracy of bracket positioning between direct and digital indirect bonding techniques in the maxillary arch: a three-dimensional study

Progress in Orthodontics

Table 2 Mean and standard deviation of the differences in height between direct and indirect methods using MBT and Damon brackets

Tooth	Height deviation (mm)	N	Mean	Sd	Comparison between MBT and Damon brackets	Comparison with the theoretical value 0.5 mm
Tooth	Height deviation (mm)	N	Mean	Sd	p-value	p-value
15	MBT	20	0.433	0.183	0.112	0.117
15	DAMON	20	0.501	0.142	0.112	0.975
14	MBT	20	0.382	0.141	0.003	0.001
14	DAMON	20	0.502	0.148	0.003	0.964
13	MBT	20	0.187	0.110	0.039	< 0.001
13	DAMON	20	0.240	0.074	0.039	< 0.001
12	MBT	20	0.234	0.151	0.054	< 0.001
12	DAMON	20	0.296	0.089	0.054	< 0.001
11	MBT	20	0.141	0.088	0.023	< 0.001
11	DAMON	20	0.189	0.081	0.023	< 0.001
21	MBT	20	0.179	0.147	0.486	< 0.001
21	DAMON	20	0.204	0.110	0.486	< 0.001
22	MBT	20	0.163	0.082	0.000	< 0.001
22	DAMON	20	0.260	0.110	0.000	< 0.001
23	MBT	20	0.261	0.149	0.168	< 0.001
23	DAMON	20	0.302	0.167	0.168	< 0.001
24	MBT	20	0.337	0.198	0.003	0.002
24	DAMON	20	0.486	0.165	0.003	0.699
25	MBT	20	0.440	0.223	0.010	0.239
25	DAMON	20	0.488	0.222	0.010	0.812