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. 2022 Nov 14;23:41. doi: 10.1186/s40510-022-00435-2

Table 6.

Mesial/distal movement value of the posterior tooth crown

Group 5 6 7
Moderate anchorage group (maxilla) − 1.402 M − 1.096 M − 0.944 M
Moderate anchorage group (mandible) − 1.227 M − 1.058 M − 0.853 M
Indirect anchorage group (maxilla) − 0.882 M − 0.668 M − 0.554 M
Indirect anchorage group (mandible) − 0.485 M − 0.299 M − 0.210 M
Direct anchorage group (maxilla) − 1.199 M − 0.943 M − 0.814 M
Direct anchorage group (mandible) − 1.020 M − 0.883 M − 0.716 M
150 g elastic force group (maxilla) 0.254D 0.225D 0.202D
150 g elastic force group (mandible) 0.312D 0.280D 0.245D

 + values indicate distal movement of the tooth crown (× 10−2 mm); − values indicate mesial movement of the tooth crown (× 10−2 mm); M, mesial movement; D, distal movement; 5, second premolar; 6, first molar; 7, second molar