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Table 4 UL1 Attachment 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)

5.15

0.39

0.51

0.36

5.54

0.32

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Fy (N)

-5.61

0.98

-0.49

0.39

-5.31

1.03

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Fz (N)

2.70

0.67

0.39

0.29

2.80

0.28

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Mx (Nmm)

34.48

8.39

5.47

2.70

37.20

4.49

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

My (Nmm)

16.19

5.81

1.00

2.77

14.23

5.22

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Mz (Nmm)

-40.10

7.62

-6.45

6.83

-47.17

9.71

 < 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®