An Evaluation of the Accuracy and Precision of Ceramic Orthodontic Bracket Slot Dimensions Utilizing Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bracket | Minimum | % Deviation from Expected (0.022″) | Maximum | % Deviation from Expected (0.022″) | Range | Mean Difference to Expected Value | p-Value | |
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American Orthodontics Radiance Plus® | External. | 23.07 | 4.90% | 23.62 | 7.40% | 0.55 | 1.363 | *** |
Internal | 20.75 | −5.7% | 21.86 | −0.6% | 1.11 | −0.565 | * | |
American Orthodontics 20/40® | External. | 23.62 | 7.40% | 24.49 | 11.30% | 0.87 | 2.043 | *** |
Internal | 23.11 | 5.10% | 23.39 | 6.30% | 0.28 | 1.223 | *** | |
DB Orthodontics Spa® | External. | 23.03 | 4.70% | 24.09 | 9.50% | 1.06 | 1.404 | ** |
Internal | 21.14 | −3.9% | 22.6 | 2.70% | 1.46 | −0.262 | 0.391 | |
Forestadent Glam® | External. | 23.54 | 7% | 24.09 | 9.50% | 0.55 | 1.699 | *** |
Internal | 20.2 | −8.2% | 21.97 | −0.1% | 1.77 | −0.894 | * | |
Ormco Symetri® | External. | 23.94 | 8.80% | 25.75 | 17.10% | 1.81 | 2.815 | ** |
Internal | 20.79 | −5.5% | 21.69 | −1.4% | 0.9 | −0.652 | * | |
OrthoCare Purity® | External. | 22.64 | 2.90% | 23.62 | 7.40% | 0.98 | 0.949 | ** |
Internal | 22.17 | 0.80% | 22.68 | 3.10% | 0.51 | 0.458 | * | |
TOC Ghost Advanced® | External. | 25.94 | 17.90% | 27.36 | 24.40% | 1.42 | 4.582 | *** |
Internal | 22.91 | 4.10% | 25.47 | 15.80% | 2.56 | 2.303 | ** | |
TOC Verve® | External. | 23.46 | 6.60% | 24.09 | 9.50% | 0.63 | 1.747 | *** |
Internal | 23.03 | 4.70% | 24.06 | 9.30% | 1.03 | 1.379 | ** | |
TP | External. | 23.62 | 7.40% | 24.49 | 11.30% | 0.87 | 2.003 | *** |
Orthodontics ClearVu® | Internal | 23.7 | 7.70% | 24.09 | 9.50% | 0.39 | 1.901 | *** |
TP | External. | 24.06 | 9.40% | 24.49 | 11.30% | 0.43 | 2.326 | *** |
Orthodontics InVu® | Internal | 23.62 | 7.40% | 24.57 | 11.70% | 0.95 | 2.169 | *** |
3M Clarity Advanced® | External. | 22.68 | 3.10% | 23.7 | 7.70% | 1.02 | 1.263 | ** |
Internal | 22.2 | 0.90% | 23.15 | 5.20% | 0.95 | 0.664 | * |
Bracket | External Height | % Deviation from Expected (0.022″) | Internal Height | % Deviation from Expected (0.022″) | Mean Difference of External/ Internal Height | p-Value | ||||
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M | SD | CV % | M | SD | CV% | |||||
American Orthodontics Radiance Plus® | 23.37 | 0.251 | 1.07% | 6.30% | 21.44 | 0.248 | 1.16% | −2.6% | 1.929 | ** |
American Orthodontics 20/40® | 24.05 | 0.312 | 1.30% | 9.30% | 23.23 | 0.124 | 0.53% | 5.60% | 0.819 | ** |
DB Orthodontics Spa® | 23.41 | 0.455 | 1.94% | 6.40% | 21.75 | 0.609 | 2.80% | −1.1% | 1.661 | *** |
Forestadent Glam® | 23.71 | 0.227 | 0.96% | 7.80% | 21.11 | 0.632 | 2.99% | −4.1% | 2.583 | *** |
Ormco Symetri® | 24.82 | 0.884 | 3.56% | 12.80% | 21.36 | 0.153 | 0.72% | −2.9% | 3.465 | *** |
OrthoCare Purity® | 22.96 | 0.438 | 1.91% | 4.40% | 22.47 | 0.269 | 1.20% | 2.10% | 0.488 | ** |
TOC Ghost Advanced® | 26.59 | 0.545 | 2.05% | 20.90% | 24.31 | 0.966 | 3.97% | 10.50% | 2.284 | ** |
TOC Verve® | 23.76 | 0.271 | 1.14% | 8% | 23.39 | 0.439 | 1.88% | 6.30% | 0.370 | 0.105 |
TP Orthodontics ClearVu® | 24.01 | 0.318 | 1.32% | 9.10% | 23.9 | 0.18 | 0.75% | 8.60% | 0.094 | 0.408 |
TP Orthodontics InVu® | 24.33 | 0.202 | 0.83% | 10.60% | 24.17 | 0.388 | 1.61% | 9.90% | 0.158 | 0.397 |
3M Clarity Advanced® | 23.27 | 0.410 | 1.76% | 5.80% | 22.67 | 0.347 | 1.53% | 3.10% | 0.598 | 0.086 |
Internal Measurement—Tukey’s HSDA | ||||||
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Group Number | n | Subset for Alpha = 0.05 | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
Forestadent Glam® | 5 | 0.0211 | ||||
Ormco Symetri® | 5 | 0.0213 | ||||
American Orthodontics Radiance Plus® | 5 | 0.0214 | ||||
DB Orthodontics Spa® | 5 | 0.0217 | 0.0217 | |||
Standard 22 | 5 | 0.022 | 0.022 | |||
OrthoCare Purity® | 5 | 0.0225 | 0.0225 | |||
3M Clarity Advanced® | 5 | 0.0227 | 0.0227 | |||
American Orthodontics 20/40 | 5 | 0.0232 | 0.0232 | |||
TOC Verve® | 5 | 0.0234 | 0.0234 | 0.0234 | ||
TP Orthodontics ClearVu® | 5 | 0.0239 | 0.0239 | |||
TP Orthodontics InVu® | 5 | 0.0242 | 0.0242 | |||
TOC Ghost Advanced® | 5 | 0.0243 | ||||
Sig. | 0.138 | 0.109 | 0.116 | 0.091 | 0.103 |
External Measurement—Tukey’s HSDA | |||||||
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Group Number | n | Subset for Alpha = 0.05 | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
Standard 22 | 5 | 0.022 | |||||
OrthoCare Purity® | 5 | 0.023 | |||||
3M Clarity Advanced® | 5 | 0.0233 | 0.0233 | ||||
American Orthodontics Radiance Plus® | 5 | 0.0234 | 0.0234 | ||||
DB Orthodontics Spa® | 5 | 0.0234 | 0.0234 | ||||
Forestadent Glam® | 5 | 0.0237 | 0.0237 | 0.0237 | |||
TOC Verve® | 5 | 0.0237 | 0.0237 | 0.0237 | |||
TP Orthodontics ClearVu® | 5 | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0.024 | |||
American Orthodontics 20/40 | 5 | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0.024 | |||
TP Orthodontics InVu® | 5 | 0.0243 | 0.0243 | ||||
Ormco Symetri® | 5 | 0.0248 | |||||
TOC Ghost Advanced® | 5 | 0.0266 | |||||
Sig. | 1 | 0.1301 | 0.1483 | 0.4235 | 0.1137 | 1 |
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Garrett, A.; Alghilan, M.A.; Ash, S.; Awawdeh, M.; Singh, P. An Evaluation of the Accuracy and Precision of Ceramic Orthodontic Bracket Slot Dimensions Utilizing Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT). Tomography 2023, 9, 1369-1380. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040109
Garrett A, Alghilan MA, Ash S, Awawdeh M, Singh P. An Evaluation of the Accuracy and Precision of Ceramic Orthodontic Bracket Slot Dimensions Utilizing Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT). Tomography. 2023; 9(4):1369-1380. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040109
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarrett, Antonio, Maryam A. Alghilan, Simon Ash, Mohammed Awawdeh, and Parmjit Singh. 2023. "An Evaluation of the Accuracy and Precision of Ceramic Orthodontic Bracket Slot Dimensions Utilizing Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT)" Tomography 9, no. 4: 1369-1380. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040109