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Table 4.

Level of significance for 3/16 inch AO latex and nonlatex elastics at different time intervals

Group	Intervals
Group	0–1 hour	1–3 hours	3–6 hours	6–12 hours	12–24 hours	24–48 hours
AO L 3/16	0.002^a	0.002^a	0.002^a	0.002^a	0.004^a	1.000
AO NL 3/16	0.003^a	0.002^a	0.002^a	0.002^a	0.004^a	1.000

Note:

Statistically significant.

Abbreviations: AO, American Orthodontics; L, latex; NL, nonlatex.