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Table 3 External and internal slot height in the different bracket systems and their differences

From: Compliance with the ISO 27020:2019 norm of a sample of currently available preadjusted Orthodontic bracket systems. Are the actual dimensions as expected?

Bracket series

External height

Internal height

Difference External-Internal Height

 

Mean (± SD)

Mean (± SD)

Mean(± SD)

p

SYNTHESIS

NU-EDGE

DISCOVERY

FLI TWIN

MINI SPRINT

OMNIARCH+

SCAPE

MINI-TWIN

JAZZ

MINI MASTER

MINIPREVAIL

VICTORY

0.562 (± 0.006)

0.609 (± 0.016)

0.572 (± 0.012)

0.574 (± 0.011)

0.571 (± 0.007)

0.561 (± 0.005)

0.592 (± 0.013)

0.559 (± 0.008)

0.550 (± 0.010)

0.555 (± 0.005)

0.564 (± 0.007)

0.581 (± 0.030)

0.556 (± 0.004)

0.575 ± 0.010)

0.573 ± 0.012)

0.567 ± 0.008)

0.567 ± 0.005)

0.568 ± 0.006)

0.563 ± 0.008)

0.556 ± 0.006)

0.552 ± 0.010)

0.548 ± 0.005)

0.561 ± 0.004)

0.565 ± 0.012)

0.006 (± 0.005)

0.034 (± 0.014)

-0.010 (± 0.008)

0.007 (± 0.005)

0.004 (± 0.004)

-0.007 (± 0.008)

0.029 (± 0.011)

0.003 (± 0.006)

-0.002 (± 0.007)

0.007 (± 0.004)

0.003 (± 0.005)

0.016 (± 0.022)

< 0.001***

< 0.001***

0.656

< 0.001***

< 0.001***

< 0.001***

< 0.001***

0.006**

0.067

< 0.001***

0.006**

< 0.001***

  1. SD Standard deviation; NU-EDGE®. MINI SPRINT® and MINI MASTER® were assessed with a Student t-test while a Wilcoxon test in the other systems; *p ≤ .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001