Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients in two groups
Characteristics | Conventional (mean and SD) | Self-ligating (mean and SD) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 15.21 | 4.43 | 15.15 | 4.52 | NS |
Sex | |||||
Female | 23 | 24 | |||
Male | 26 | 25 | NS | ||
Treatment duration (mo) | 22.10 | 5.15 | 20.25 | 5.11 | NS |