Figures & data
Figure 1 Flow diagram of the assessment for eligibility.
Figure 2 Appliances that students were required to make during the course. (A) Schwarz Plate (B) Karwetzky’s U- Bow Activator Type 1 (C) Fränkel’s Functional Regulator Type 3.
Table 1 Film processing
Table 2 Grading system Schwarz Plate
Table 3 Grading system Karwetzky’s U-Bow Activator Type 1
Table 4 Grading System Fränkel’s Functional Regulator Type 3
Table 5 Representation of group distribution
Figure 3 Result-specific differences in the Schwarz Plate on a 15- point scale.
Figure 4 Result-specific differences in Karwetzky’s U-bow on a 15- point scale.
Figure 5 Result- specific differences in Fränkel’s functional regulator Type 3 on al 15- Point scale.
Table 6 Mean outcome scores and standard deviations concerning groups and appliances
Figure 6 Device-specific differences on a 15- point scale.
Abbreviations: SP, Schwarz Plate; UBA, Karwetzky’s U-Bow Activator; FR, Fränkel’s Functional Regulator Type 3.
Table 7 Comparisons of reliability measurement between the American Board of Orthodontics Objective Grading System and a 15-point scale system