ArticlePolymers2023
Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Different Thermoplastic Orthodontic Retainer Materials after Thermoforming and Thermocycling.
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- Impact of simulated gastric acid on the physical and mechanical properties of vacuum-formed retainers: an in vitro study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Effect of post-processing on the surface, optical, mechanical, and dimensional properties of 3D-printed orthodontic clear retainers.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Article
- 4D-Printed Smart Materials in Clear Aligner Fabrication: A Comprehensive Review :.Galen medical journal · 2025Review
- The effect of bleaching agent on the compressive strength of orthodontic thermoplastic retainer materials.Dental research journal · 2025Article
- Damage source localisation in complex geometries using acoustic emission and acousto-ultrasonic techniques: an experimental study on clear aligners.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Surface Topography of Thermoplastic Appliance Materials Related to Sorption and Solubility in Artificial Saliva.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Comparison of light transmittance and color changes between polyurethane and copolyester retainer materials after staining and destaining.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- The Influence of Thickness on the Mechanical Behaviors of 3D Printing Resins for Orthodontic Retainers.International journal of biomaterials · 2024Article
- Assessment the thermoforming effect on the physical and mechanical properties of different thermoplastic orthodontic retainers: AnJournal of orthodontic science · 2024Article
- Differential Stability of One-layer and Three-layer Orthodontic Aligner Blends under Thermocycling: Implications for Clinical Durability.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2023Article
- Comparison of mechanical properties and color stability of various vacuum-formed orthodontic retainers: An in vitro study.The Saudi dental journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
While the durability of thermoplastic aligners has been the subject of numerous studies, the durability of thermoplastic retainers has received significantly less attention. Patients are often advised to wear their thermoplastic retainers indefinitely, so the durability of the materials used in their fabrication is crucial to determining whether they are worth the cost. Limited studies have evaluated the properties of thermoplastic retainer materials and the effects of thermocycling on their mechanical properties. Thus, this study aimed to examine six thermoplastic retainer materials after thermoforming with and without thermocycling. The materials' flexural modulus, hardness, and surface roughness values were measured after thermoforming (Group 1) and after thermoforming with subsequent thermocycling for 10,000 cycles (Group 2). After thermoforming, there was a significant difference in flexural modulus and hardness values between most of the materials. However, their surface roughness was not significantly different (
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