ReviewJournal of orthodontic science2024
The new additive era of orthodontics: 3D-printed aligners and shape memory polymers-the latest trend-and their environmental implications.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sustainable clear aligner practice in esthetic and prosthetic dentistry: a scoping review for practical implementation.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Assessing the environmental impact of clear aligner therapy: a scoping review.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Biocompatibility of a novel directly printed orthodontic aligner at variable material thicknesses.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Potential Cytotoxicity of Orthodontic Aligners in the Oral Environment: A Scoping Review.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Next-Generation Orthodontics: Functional Resins, Biomechanics, Biocompatibility, and Current Clinical Reality of Direct 3D-Printed Aligners.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Review
- Mechanical properties of thermoformed and direct-printed aligner materials after immersion in 37 °C water: a 14-day in vitro study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- The Environmental Burden and Sustainability Challenges of Clear Aligners: Implications for Public Health, Practice, Policy, and Future Research-A Scoping Review.International journal of dentistry · 2026Review
- Effect of print orientation of 3D-printed aligner templates on the volumetric accuracy of transferred composite attachments: an in vitro study.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Article
- Biocompatibility and Safety of 3D Printing Resins for Orthodontic Aligners: A Critical Review of Current Evidence.Polymers · 2025Review
- 3D Printing of Shape Memory Resin for Orthodontic Aligners with Green Synthesized Antimicrobial ZnO Nanoparticles Coatings: Toward Bioactive Devices.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mechanical and viscoelastic properties of a temperature-responsive photocurable resin for 3D printed orthodontic clear aligners.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Thermoplastics for Clear Aligners: A Review.Polymers · 2025Review
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Abstract
The era of printed aligners has just began in the orthodontic field. Orthodontists have become more interested in 3D-printed in-office aligners. Treatment due to this technology can become faster and more efficient. Advantages highlighted by newly introduced materials for manufacturing processes of 3D aligners present the possibility of overcoming limitations faced by thermoformed aligners, making them a potential replacement of thermoformed aligner. Advances in aligner material, especially shape memory polymers, have the potential to bring about radical transformations in the clinical applications of clear aligner therapy. Safety and cytotoxicity of printable resins along with its mechanical properties must be scientifically studied extensively before it is cleared for clinical use. In addition, with the increased use of aligners, awareness of the environmental burden of plastic waste should be emphasized. Attention should be directed into the development of recyclable materials for aligners along with establishing clear recycling guidelines and patient education programs on proper recycling methods. With the introduction of Graphy's clear biocompatible photocurable resin, which is equipped with a shape-memory function and is printed in an environmental friendly way by reducing carbon emissions. Direct 3D printing represents the future of clear aligner therapy, and more studies to test these new technologies and materials are required.
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