Concentration of dentin sialoprotein at the initial stage of orthodontic treatment using self-ligating and conventional preadjusted brackets: A pilot study.

J Orthod Sci · 2022 · PMC9515556 · PMID 36188204

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.211not close (p > 0.1)

Even though the conventional preadjusted bracket group showed slightly higher DSP levels than the self-ligating bracket group at the 12-week follow-up, this mean difference did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.211).

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