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Thermoplastics for Clear Aligners: A Review. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
With the worldwide spread of clear aligner treatment (CAT), a plethora of new thermoplastics is currently commercially available on the market, claiming to have superior properties and greater comfort. This review aims to summarise the properties of the materials and their effects on treatment effectiveness and comfort to ease material selection and ...
Delgado JI, Kehyaian P, Fernández-Blázquez JP.   +2 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Predictability of Invisalign^® Clear Aligners Using OrthoPulse^®: A Retrospective Study [PDF]

Dentistry Journal, 2022
This preliminary retrospective study evaluates how effective the OrthoPulse® (Biolux Technology, Austria) is in increasing the predictability of orthodontic treatment in patients treated with Invisalign® clear aligners (Align Technology Inc., Tempe, AZ ...
Luca Levrini, Andrea Carganico, Alessandro Deppieri, Stefano Saran, Salvatore Bocchieri, Piero Antonio Zecca, Sara Bertini, Anna D’Apote, Marzia Segù   +8 more
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Postoperative Stability of Patients Undergoing Orthognathic Surgery with Orthodontic Treatment Using Clear Aligners: A Preliminary Study [PDF]

Applied Sciences, 2021
Backgrond: Until now, there have been many studies on the postoperative stability of orthognathic patients treated with traditional fixed orthodontic appliances.
Chiho Moon, George K. Sándor, Edward Chengchuan Ko, Yong-Deok Kim   +3 more
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Patient Satisfaction with Clear Aligners vs. Traditional Braces: A Comparative Study

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: Clear aligners and traditional braces are two popular orthodontic treatments, each offering unique benefits. While clear aligners emphasize aesthetics and comfort, traditional braces are considered effective for complex dental cases.
AbdulMajeed AlMogbel
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Advances in orthodontic clear aligner materials

Bioactive Materials, 2023
Rapid technological improvements in biomaterials, computer-aided design (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM) have endorsed clear aligner therapy (CAT) as a mainstay of orthodontic treatment, and the materials employed for aligner fabrication play an all ...
Yashodhan M. Bichu, Abdulraheem Alwafi, Xiaomo Liu, James Andrews, Björn Ludwig, Aditi Y. Bichu, Bingshuang Zou   +6 more
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Damage source localisation in complex geometries using acoustic emission and acousto-ultrasonic techniques: an experimental study on clear aligners

Scientific Reports
Passive non-destructive evaluation tools such as acoustic emission (AE) testing and acousto-ultrasonics (AU) approach present a complex problem in damage localisation in complex and nonhomogeneous geometries. A novel AU-guided AE frequency interpretation
Claudia Barile, Claudia Cianci, Vimalathithan Paramsamy Kannan, Giovanni Pappalettera, Carmine Pappalettere, Caterina Casavola, Michele Laurenziello, Domenico Ciavarella   +7 more
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Comparative evaluation of the effect of different cleaning agents on colour and surface roughness of Invisalign clear aligners: a cross-over randomized controlled trial [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background Recent advancements in orthodontics have led to the widespread use of clear aligners, appreciated for their aesthetic and comfort advantages.
Banu Kılıç, Şeymanur Canpolat, Merve Öztürk   +2 more
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Clinical Efficacy of Clear Aligners in Class II Malocclusion: From Pediatric to Adult Cases-A Narrative Review. [PDF]

J Funct Biomater
Dipalma G, Marinelli G, Inchingolo F, Longo M, Di Giulio Cesare M, Di Serio S, Palermo A, Del Fabbro M, Inchingolo AD, Inchingolo AM.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluation of aging effects on the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of thermoplastic materials for orthodontic clear aligners: an in vivo study [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background Due to the viscoelasticity of orthodontic thermoplastic materials, the force generated by the orthodontic device for the same deformation will decline over time.
Fatemeh Arabpour, Hossein Agha Aghili, Maryam Javaheri Mahd, Zahra Arabpour, Soghra Yasaei   +4 more
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A systematic review of biomechanics of clear aligners by finite element analysis. [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Cao H, Hua X, Yang L, Aoki K, Shang S, Lin D.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources