The Effects of Zinc-Containing Mouthwashes on the Force Degradation of Orthodontic Elastomeric Chains: An In Vitro Study

Table 6

Effect of different chemical solutions on Elasto-Force and Super Elasto-Force elastomeric chains.

Time	Elastic type	ANOVA test
		F test	value
1 week	EF	8.701	≤0.001
	SEF	13.696	0.032
3 weeks	EF	46.168	≤0.001
	SEF	45.79	≤0.001
6 weeks	EF	30.581	≤0.001
	SEF	30.29	≤0.001
8 weeks	EF	46.535	≤0.001
	SEF	45.428	≤0.001

Significance at  < 0.05; EF: Elasto-Force; SEF: Super Elasto-force.