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Published in final edited form as: Angle Orthod. 2015 Mar 11;85(6):1064–1069. doi: 10.2319/080714-556.1

Table 1. Proportion of Bracket Failures Between Different Groups.

Characteristic	Category	N Bonded	N Failed	% Failed	P Value
Curing method	6 s high	340	4	1.18	1.000
Curing method	20 s low	340	4	1.18	1.000
Gender	Male	340	4	1.18	1.000
Gender	Female	340	4	1.18	1.000
Jaw	Mandible	340	5	1.47	.725
Jaw	Maxilla	340	3	0.88	.725
Side	Right	340	5	1.47	.725
Side	Left	340	3	0.88	.725
Anterior/posterior	Anterior	408	2	0.49	.065
Anterior/posterior	Posterior	272	6	2.21	.065
Quadrant	Mandibular left	170	1	0.59	.547
	Mandibular right	170	4	2.35
	Maxillary left	170	2	1.18
	Maxillary right	170	1	0.59