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Table 3.

Use of auxiliary techniques in CAT by clinical experience

Use of auxiliary techniques	1–2 years	2–5 years	5–10 years	χ²	p value	No cases	1–10 cases	11–30 cases	30 +	χ²	p value
Use of auxiliary techniques	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	χ²	p value	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	χ²	p value
Yes	83 (79.0)^a	105 (100.0)^b	25 (100.0)^b	30.051	< 0.001*	30 (65.2)^a	81 (93.1)^b	37 (100.0)^b	65 (100.0)^b	46.191	< 0.001*
No	22 (21.0)^a	0 (0.0)^b	0 (0.0)^b	30.051	< 0.001*	16 (34.8)^a	6 (6.9)^b	0 (0.0)^b	0 (0.0)^b	46.191	< 0.001*
				Cramer’s V 0.385						Cramer’s V 0.443

The left part of the table shows how many years orthodontists have been providing CAT. The right part shows the number of CAT cases they have completed

* p value from chi-squared tests

^a−b No difference between interactions with the same letter