[Table/Fig-4]:
Anova test for illustration of number of samples used and separation effect of four different types of orthodontic separators on Day1, Day 2 and Day 3 respectively
| Descriptives | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean ± SD | f | p | ||
| Day 1 | Dumbbell | 49 | 0.12020±0.050435 | 32.274 | 0.001 vhs |
| Neet | 50 | 0.05960±0.019791 | |||
| Kesling | 49 | 0.06163±0.024096 | |||
| Elastomeric | 50 | 0.11000±0.051547 | |||
| Day 2 | Dumbbell | 45 | 0.21044±0.051740 | 32.471 | 0.001 vhs |
| Neet | 50 | 0.14680±0.031392 | |||
| Kesling | 48 | 0.14854±0.025264 | |||
| Elastomeric | 49 | 0.20306±0.051688 | |||
| Day 3 | Dumbbell | 42 | 0.31190±0.038270 | 47.931 | 0.001 vhs |
| Neet | 50 | 0.22220±0.047307 | |||
| Kesling | 47 | 0.22340±0.043802 | |||
| Elastomeric | 49 | 0.28143±0.042475 | |||
| p= probability,f= value of a test | |||||