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. 2024 Mar 15;24:338. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04099-8

Table 3.

Predicted and achieved changes in individual teeth movement during 1st and 2nd aligner sets

1st set 2nd set
N Predicted Achieved Significance Difference N Predicted Achieved Significance Difference
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Maxillary Arch – Vertical (mm) Maxillary Arch– Vertical (mm)
 U1 Vertical 38 1.09 0.91 0.01 1.07 * 1.08 38 0.91 0.89 0.08 0.71 * 0.84
 U2 Vertical 38 1.11 0.93 0.28 0.92 * 0.83 38 0.77 0.73 0.09 0.66 * 0.69
 U3 Vertical 38 1.10 0.76 0.50 0.76 * 0.60 38 0.75 0.52 0.29 0.52 * 0.45
 U4 Vertical 38 0.66 0.43 0.32 0.53 * 0.34 38 0.40 0.30 0.14 0.50 * 0.26
 U5 Vertical 36 0.52 0.34 0.22 0.33 * 0.30 36 0.36 0.22 0 0.46 * 0.36
Maxillary Arch – Inclination (°) Maxillary Arch– Inclination (°)
 U1 Torque 38 6.51 5.52 1.74 5.97 * 4.77 38 4.36 3.96 0.68 2.27 * 3.68
 U2 Torque 38 4.76 4.23 1.19 4.20 * 3.57 38 4.37 3.25 0.07 3.56 * 4.30
Mandibular Arch – Vertical (mm) Mandibular Arch– Vertical (mm)
 L1 Vertical 40 2.71 2.02 1.14 1.56 * 1.57 40 2.26 2.44 0.61 0.63 * 1.65
 L2 Vertical 37 2.41 1.83 0.93 1.17 * 1.48 37 2.29 2.96 0.58 0.81 * 1.93
 L3 Vertical 40 1.83 1.63 0.84 0.97 * 1.00 40 1.68 2.12 0.40 0.63 * 1.28
 L4 Vertical 40 0.74 0.68 0.33 0.50 * 0.41 40 0.83 1.38 0.18 0.33 * 0.66
 L5 Vertical 38 0.37 0.41 0.16 0.43 * 0.20 38 0.50 0.74 0.12 0.27 * 0.38
Mandibular Arch – Inclination (°) Mandibular Arch – Inclination (°)
 L1 Torque 40 7.40 5.84 3.59 4.91 * 3.81 40 5.21 5.29 0.71 3.22 * 4.50
 L2 Torque 38 8.79 6.24 3.11 6.88 * 5.68 38 4.78 5.17 0.09 3.14 * 4.70

A negative sign indicates that the opposite movement was observed

*Statistically significant at the p < .05 value