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Table 3 Posterior mean anchorage loss in the two groups at different time points

From: Effect of laser corticotomy on canine retraction rate: a split-mouth randomized clinical trial

Groups

Time 0

Mean ± SD

Time 1

Mean ± SD

Time 2

Mean ± SD

Time 3

Mean ± SD

Time 4

Mean ± SD

Corticotomy

± 1.94 7.4

± 1.88 7.13

± 1.86 6.81

± 1.96 6.51

± 2.04 6.30

Control

± 1.57 7.75

± 1.52 7.15

± 1.50 6.70

± 1.58 6.41

± 1.74 6.14

P value

0.93

0.76

0.63

0.65

0.86

  1. One way repeated measures ANOVA
  2. Time 0: Before laser corticotomy; Time 1: 1 month after laser corticotomy, Time 2: 2 months after laser corticotomy, T3: 3 months after laser corticotomy, Time 4: 4 months after laser corticotomy
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