Effect of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) on Alveolar Bone during Maxillary Expansion Using Clear Aligners

Table 4

Comparing BH, BT-3, and BT-6 between clear aligner (control) and LIPUS with clear aligner groups.

	Mean	Std. deviation		df	Sig. (2-tailed)
Rt second molar	-0.333	0.707	-1.414	8	0.195
Rt first molar	0.333	1.000	1.000	8	0.347
Rt second premolar	0.222	0.833	0.800	8	0.447
Rt first premolar	0.556	1.878	0.887	8	0.401
Rt canine	0.333	1.000	1.000	8	0.347
Lt second molar	-0.333	0.707	-1.414	8	0.195
Lt first molar	0.222	1.302	0.512	8	0.622
Lt second premolar	.444	1.424	0.936	8	0.377
Lt first premolar	1.000	3.041	0.986	8	0.353
Lt canine	0.524	1.325	1.118	7	0.301
Rt second molar	0.333	0.500	2.000	8	0.081
Rt first molar	0.222	0.667	1.000	8	0.347
Rt second premolar	0.556	0.882	1.890	8	0.095
Rt first premolar	0.556	0.726	2.294	8	0.051
Rt canine	0.111	0.333	1.000	8	0.347
Lt second molar	0.444	0.726	1.835	8	0.104
Lt first molar	0.889	1.054	2.530	8	0.035
Lt second premolar	0.333	0.500	2.000	8	0.081
Lt first premolar	0.556	1.014	1.644	8	0.139
Lt canine	0.250	0.463	1.528	7	0.170
Rt second molar	0.222	0.441	1.512	8	0.169
Rt first molar	0.222	.833	0.800	8	0.447
Rt second premolar	0.444	1.130	1.180	8	0.272
Rt first premolar	0.333	0.707	1.414	8	0.195
Rt canine	0.111	0.333	1.000	8	0.347
Lt second molar	0.222	0.441	1.512	8	0.169
Lt first molar	0.556	0.882	1.890	8	0.095
Lt second premolar	0.222	0.441	1.512	8	0.169
Lt first premolar	0.222	0.667	1.000	8	0.347
Lt canine	0.125	0.354	1.000	7	0.351