Research Article

Do Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Orthodontic NiTi Wires Remain Stable In Vivo?

Table 2

Results of t-test comparing the average value of nanohardness in groups A and B.

Group AGroup B

(MPa: mean value SD)
p (intragroup analysis)0.032580.006258
t value
p (intergroup analysis)⁢0.00
(GPa: mean value SD)
p (intragroup analysis)0.00246
t value
p (intergroup analysis)

p: the level of significance, t value: the difference coefficient, and SD: standard deviation.