Table 4 Slot height, Slot Geometry and Interbach variability in the different bracket systems
Slot Height | Batch 1 | Batch 2 | Batch 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bracket system | N | Mean (± SD) | p | Slot Geometry | N/ batch | Mean (± SD) | Mean (± SD) | Mean (± SD) | p |
SYNTHESIS | 30 | 0.556(± 0.004) | < 0.001*** | < | 10 | 0.555 (± 0.007) | 0.557 (± 0.002) | 0.557 (± 0.002) | 0.901 |
NU-EDGE | 30 | 0.574(± 0.010) | < 0.001*** | < | 10 | 0.578 (± 0.011) | 0.577 (± 0.008) | 0.568 (± 0.007) | 0.041* |
DISCOVERY | 30 | 0.570(± 0.010) | < 0.001*** | = | 10 | 0.560 (± 0.002) | 0.575 (± 0.010) | 0.577 (± 0.007) | < 0.001*** |
FLI TWIN | 30 | 0.566(± 0.008) | < 0.001*** | < | 10 | 0.571 (± 0.012) | 0.564 (± 0.004) | 0.563 (± 0.004) | 0.401 |
MINI SPRINT | 30 | 0.567(± 0.005) | < 0.001*** | < | 10 | 0.562 (± 0.003) | 0.566 (± 0.004) | 0.572 (± 0.003) | < 0.001*** |
OMNIARCH + | 30 | 0.560(± 0.002) | 0.010** | > | 10 | 0.559 (± 0.002) | 0.561 (± 0.002) | 0.560 (± 0.003) | 0.082 |
SCAPE | 30 | 0.562(± 0.006) | < 0.001*** | < | 10 | 0.560 (± 0.002) | 0.566 (± 0.010) | 0.561 (± 0.002) | 0.126 |
MINI-TWIN | 30 | 0.554(± 0.005) | < 0.001*** | < | 10 | 0.554 (± 0.007) | 0.553 (± 0.004) | 0.555 (± 0.004) | 0.516 |
JAZZ | 30 | 0.548(± 0.009) | < 0.001*** | = | 10 | 0.553 (± 0.003) | 0.539 (± 0.009) | 0.553 (± 0.006) | < 0.001*** |
MINI MASTER | 30 | 0.548(± 0.005) | < 0.001*** | < | 10 | 0.552 (± 0.005) | 0.545 (± 0.003) | 0.547 (± 0.003) | 0.010* |
MINIPREVAIL | 30 | 0.560(± 0.004) | 0.078 | < | 10 | 0.564 (± 0.005) | 0.558 (± 0.003) | 0.559 (± 0.002) | 0.012* |
VICTORY | 30 | 0.560(± 0.001) | < 0.001*** | < | 10 | 0.600 (± 0.001) | 0.560 (± 0.002) | 0.600 (± 0.002) | 0.965 |