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Clinical Performances and Biological Features of Clear Aligners Materials in Orthodontics

Frontiers in Materials, 2022
In recent years, aesthetic concerns regarding orthodontic appliances have significantly increased due to the growing number of adult patients undergoing orthodontic therapy.
Monica Macrì, Giovanna Murmura, Giuseppe Varvara, Tonino Traini, Felice Festa   +4 more
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Who Watches the Watchmen? An Appraisal of Benchmarks for Multiple Sequence Alignment [PDF]

, 2012
Multiple sequence alignment (MSA) is a fundamental and ubiquitous technique in bioinformatics used to infer related residues among biological sequences. Thus alignment accuracy is crucial to a vast range of analyses, often in ways difficult to assess in ...
A Löytynoja, A Löytynoja, B Sipos, BG Hall, BG Hall, BP Blackburne, C Chothia, C Dessimoz, C Kemena, C Kemena, C Notredame, CB Do, CL Strope, DA Dalquen, DA Morrison, DH Mathews, ER Mardis, G Blackshields, G Jordan, G Landan, GP Raghava, I Walle Van, J Kim, J Stoye, JD Thompson, JD Thompson, JD Thompson, JD Thompson, JD Thompson, JD Thompson, JH Havgaard, JP Huelsenbeck, K Mizuguchi, LA Stebbings, M Anisimova, M Pop, MR Aniba, P Gardner, RA Cartwright, RB Russell, RC Edgar, RC Edgar, SA Berger, SF Altschul, T Golubchik, T Koestler, T Lassmann, T Lassmann, T Lassmann, W Fletcher   +49 more
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A comparison of treatment effectiveness between clear aligner and fixed appliance therapies

BMC Oral Health, 2019
Background Align technology has developed greatly over past few years. Patients tended to prefer clear aligners over conventional brackets because of the superior comfort and esthetics, while the effectiveness of clear aligners was still controversial ...
Yunyan Ke, Yanfei Zhu, Min Zhu
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Short-Term Effect of Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Aligners on Pain and sEMG Activity of Masticatory Muscles

Medicina, 2021
Background and objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate mandibular elevator muscles activity and pain on palpation in the early stages of orthodontic treatment with clear aligners using surface electromyography (sEMG).
Alessandro Nota, Silvia Caruso, Shideh Ehsani, Gianmaria Fabrizio Ferrazzano, Roberto Gatto, Simona Tecco   +5 more
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Optimization of miRNA-seq data preprocessing. [PDF]

, 2015
The past two decades of microRNA (miRNA) research has solidified the role of these small non-coding RNAs as key regulators of many biological processes and promising biomarkers for disease.
McPherson, John D, Tam, Shirley, Tsao, Ming-Sound   +2 more
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SOAP3-dp: Fast, Accurate and Sensitive GPU-based Short Read Aligner [PDF]

, 2013
To tackle the exponentially increasing throughput of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), most of the existing short-read aligners can be configured to favor speed in trade of accuracy and sensitivity. SOAP3-dp, through leveraging the computational power of
Chang Yu, Chi-Man Liu, David W Cheung, Edward Wu, Haoxiang Lin, Hing-Fung Ting, Jianqiao Zhu, Lap-Kei Lee, Ruibang Luo, Ruiqiang Li, Shaoliang Peng, Siu-Ming Yiu, Tak-Wah Lam, Thomas Wong, Wenjuan Zhu, Xiaoqian Zhu, Yingrui Li   +16 more
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Prevalence and severity of apical root resorption during orthodontic treatment with clear aligners and fixed appliances: a cone beam computed tomography study

Progress in Orthodontics, 2020
Background Fixed appliances have been the mainstream for orthodontic treatment, while clear aligners, such as Invisalign system, have become increasingly popular.
Yuan Li, Shiyong Deng, Li Mei, Zhengzheng Li, Xinyun Zhang, Chao Yang, Yu Li   +6 more
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The combined use of computer-guided, minimally invasive, flapless corticotomy and clear aligners as a novel approach to moderate crowding: a case report [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of this case report was to describe an innovative orthodontic treatment method that combined surgical and orthodontic techniques. The novel method was used to achieve a positive result in a case of moderate crowding by employing a computer ...
Altieri, Federica, CASSETTA, Michele, GIANSANTI, MATTEO, Pandolfi, Stefano   +3 more
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices of clear aligners among general dentist and non-orthodontic postgraduates – A cross-sectional questionnaire survey [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Stomatology, 2023
Background. Over the past few years, there has been a discernible surge in the demand for orthodontic treatments involving clear aligners. Although orthodontists have long held expertise in offering braces treatments, the advent of clear aligners has put
Vidhya Selvaraj, Manopriya RM, Kaneini Shree N, Mohamed Rafi SN, Dhanalakshmi, Swathi V   +5 more
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Postoperative Stability of Patients Undergoing Orthognathic Surgery with Orthodontic Treatment Using Clear Aligners: A Preliminary Study

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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