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

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Table 4 Mean and standard deviation of the differences in angulation between direct and indirect methods using MBT and Damon brackets

Tooth	Angulation deviation	N	Mean	Sd	Comparison between MBT and Damon brackets	Comparison with the theoretical value 2 degrees
Tooth	Angulation deviation	N	Mean	Sd	p-value	p-value
15	MBT	20	1.572	0.260	0.655	< 0.001
15	DAMON	20	1.532	0.324	0.655	< 0.001
14	MBT	20	1.517	0.283	0.287	< 0.001
14	DAMON	20	1.636	0.420	0.287	0.001
13	MBT	20	1.936	0.357	0.121	0.433
13	DAMON	20	1.732	0.481	0.121	0.022
12	MBT	20	2.780	0.517	0.004	< 0.001
12	DAMON	20	2.347	0.507	0.004	0.006
11	MBT	20	1.583	0.269	0.752	< 0.001
11	DAMON	20	1.611	0.298	0.752	< 0.001
21	MBT	20	1.478	0.282	0.710	< 0.001
21	DAMON	20	1.438	0.309	0.710	< 0.001
22	MBT	20	1.910	0.536	0.009	0.460
22	DAMON	20	2.388	0.711	0.009	0.025
23	MBT	20	1.586	0.380	0.386	< 0.001
23	DAMON	20	1.485	0.311	0.386	< 0.001
24	MBT	20	1.533	0.389	0.693	< 0.001
24	DAMON	20	1.502	0.286	0.693	< 0.001
25	MBT	20	1.324	0.581	0.361	< 0.001
25	DAMON	20	1.418	0.308	0.361	< 0.001