Table 4.

Post hoc tests for ceramic distal base

Multiple comparisons Dependent variable: Ceramic - Distal base (Tukey HSD)
Group	Inter group comparisons	Mean difference	SE	P	95% CI
					Lower bound	Upper bound
					Standard	American orthodontics	−0.0027000*	0.0005873	0.000	−0.004243	−0.001157
	Ormco	−0.0005500	0.0005873	0.785	−0.002093	0.000993
	3M Unitek	−0.0008500	0.0005873	0.474	−0.002393	0.000693
American orthodontics	Standard	0.0027000*	0.0005873	0.000	0.001157	0.004243
	Ormco	0.0021500*	0.0005873	0.003	0.000607	0.003693
	3M Unitek	0.0018500*	0.0005873	0.012	0.000307	0.003393
Ormco	Standard	0.0005500	0.0005873	0.785	−0.000993	0.002093
	American orthodontics	−0.0021500*	0.0005873	0.003	−0.003693	−0.000607
	3M Unitek	−0.0003000	0.0005873	0.956	−0.001843	0.001243
3M Unitek	Standard	0.0008500	0.0005873	0.474	−0.000693	0.002393
	American orthodontics	−0.0018500*	0.0005873	0.012	−0.003393	−0.000307
	Ormco	0.0003000	0.0005873	0.956	−0.001243	0.001843

*The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level. HSD: Honestly significant difference, CI: Confidence interval, SE: Standard error