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ArticleBMC oral health2026

Impact of common cleaning protocols on the surface integrity and nanoscale topography of PET-G clear aligners: an AFM and profilometric study.

Armen Zohrab Yeretsian, Ahmad S Burhan, Mohammad Y Hajeer, Ibrahim Alghoraibi, Fehmieh R Nawaya

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Article in BMC oral health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Armen Zohrab YeretsianDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
Ahmad S BurhanDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
Mohammad Y HajeerDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria. m_hajeer@ju.edu.jo.
Ibrahim AlghoraibiDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
Fehmieh R NawayaDepartment of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.

Funding

Damascus University 501100020595
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the scale-dependent surface response of PET-G clear aligners to routine home-care cleaning protocols using contact profilometry (macroscopic) and atomic force microscopy (nanoscale).

methodsEighty PET-G samples were divided into four groups: Control, Listerine

resultsOverall, a statistically significant difference across groups was observed for the profilometric Ra (p = 0.027(. Tukey's HSD post-hoc tests revealed a statistically significant pairwise difference between the Listerine

conclusionCommon cleaning protocols were associated with scale-dependent surface effects. Listerine

Indexed as

Orthodontic Appliances, RemovableAnti-Infective Agents, LocalChlorhexidineDrug CombinationsHumansMaterials TestingMicroscopy, Atomic ForceMouthwashesSalicylatesSurface PropertiesTerpenesToothbrushingToothpastesAnti-Infective Agents, LocalChlorhexidineDrug CombinationsListerineMouthwashesSalicylatesTerpenesToothpastesAtomic force microscopyCleaning protocolsPET-G clear alignersProfilometrySurface roughness

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PMID42745262
PMCPMC13576208

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