Table 4.
Comparison of average scores of acceptability of treatment between the two study groups.
| Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score | Group 1 (MBT appliance) (n = 25) |
Group 2 (Clear Aligners) (n = 25) |
Group 1 vs. Group 2 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | P-value | |
| Pain/discomfort | 6.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.014∗ |
| Problems in speech | 6.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.034∗ |
| Problems in mastication | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.001∗∗∗ |
| Problems in aesthetics | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.001∗∗∗ |
| Problems in oral hygiene | 7.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.001∗∗∗ |
| Experience with treatment | 7.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.001∗∗∗ |
| Overall acceptability | 7.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.001∗∗∗ |
P-values by Mann–Whitney U test. P-value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. ∗P-value <0.05, ∗∗∗P-value <0.001.