Research Article

Biostimulatory Effects of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Movement and Associated Pain, Applied at 3-Week Intervals: A Split-Mouth Study

Table 1

Mean values and standard deviation of canine movements in experimental and placebo groups with confidence interval and values.

Experimental side mm (SD)95% confidence intervalPlacebo side mm (SD)95% confidence intervalMean difference value
Lower boundUpper boundLower boundUpper bound

T0-T10.97 (0.28)0.781.160.79 (0.37)0.541.040.180.251
T1-T20.86 (0.59)0.461.250.64 (0.47)0.320.960.220.253
T2-T30.89 (0.31)0.681.111.02 (0.14)0.931.12−0.130.433

Significant at (Mann–Whitney U test).