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Table 3 UR1 No attachment or pressure column groups comparison by material type

From: Forces and moments generated during extrusion of a maxillary central incisor with clear aligners: an in vitro study

Force

ATMOS®

TC-85

Zendura FLX®

P-value1

P-value2

P-value3

Mean

Std Dev

Mean

Std Dev

Mean

Std Dev

Fx (N)

2.00

0.41

0.47

0.18

2.15

0.98

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Fy (N)

-3.16

2.88

-3.77

2.00

-3.27

5.39

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Fz (N)

-0.20

1.00

-0.48

0.22

-0.21

0.65

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Mx (Nmm)

-2.88

5.75

-13.26

5.04

-6.80

10.75

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

My (Nmm)

5.15

3.85

2.29

2.76

1.13

8.32

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Mz (Nmm)

50.24

36.51

46.93

23.16

47.98

58.73

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. P-value1 is a comparison between ATMOS® vs TC-85
  2. P-value2 is a comparison between TC-85 vs Zendura FLX®
  3. P-value3 is a comparison between ATMOS® vs Zendura FLX®