STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
pain
ROOT RESORPTION
The data were evaluated for normality using the Shapiro-Wilk and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated for the inter-observer agreement. The descriptive data were presented as medians and interquartile ranges.The dependent nature of the groups was analyzed using Friedman’s and Wilcoxon’s tests. The Friedman test compared the canine retraction rate, tipping, rotation, and root resorption between the groups. Pairwise comparisons of the two, six, eight-week groups and the control group were performed using Wilcoxon’s test. The Cochran Q test compared the percent of patients reporting pain in the groups. The significance level was set at 