A Comparison of the Ligation Torque Expression of a Ribbonwise Bracket–Archwire Combination and a Conventional Combination: A Primary Study

Table 3

Comparison of the linear equations, moment, and angle in each group for different bracket types.

Archwire	Conventional bracket		New ribbon bracket		-value
	Linear equation	R Square	Linear equation	R square
0.017 × 0.025 inch NiTi	Y = 0.7098  X − 11.78	0.9939	Y = 0.5198  X + 1.126	0.9905	<0.0001
0.017 × 0.025 inch TMA	Y = 1.344  X − 19.6	0.9988	Y = 0.9872  X + 2.448	0.9952	<0.0001
0.017 × 0.025 inch SS	Y = 2.251  X − 38.01	0.9973	Y = 1.817  X + 0.3687	0.9986	<0.0001
0.019 × 0.025 inch NiTi	Y = 1.3  X − 15.73	0.9923	Y = 0.8215  X + 2.13	0.9898	<0.0001
0.019 × 0.025 inch TMA	Y = 1.482  X − 13.8	0.9984	Y = 1.118  X + 2.321	0.9937	<0.0001
0.019 × 0.025 inch SS	Y = 2.414  X − 17.96	0.9970	Y = 2.148  X + 0.1539	0.9990	<0.0001