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. 2008 Oct 14;31(1):90–94. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjn040

Table 3.

Effectiveness of treatment for orthodontic practitioners measured by the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON) point reduction and percentage of cases achieving an acceptable ICON score (<31).

Practitioner Mean ICON reduction 95% confidence intervals
Standard deviation Percentage of acceptable cases (ICON < 31)
Lower limit Upper limit
Czech Republic A 46.66 42.96 50.36 13.03 98
Czech Republic B 39.04 34.79 43.28 14.96 70
Germany A 44.40 39.26 49.55 17.52 81
Germany B 46.38 42.18 50.58 14.785 98
Italy 44.06 39.17 48.95 17.20 98
Latvia 48.63 43.67 53.59 14.44 83
Lithuania 57.67 53.39 61.96 14.91 96
Netherlands 52.47 48.66 56.27 12.96 100
Slovenia A 40.57 31.21 49.93 16.21 86
Slovenia B 47.08 41.18 52.98 17.70 95