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Accuracy of thermal microsensors embedded in orthodontic retainers of different material composition and thickness: An in vitro study Cover

Accuracy of thermal microsensors embedded in orthodontic retainers of different material composition and thickness: An in vitro study

Open Access
|Mar 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

VFM and HR appliances with embedded thermal microsensor.
VFM and HR appliances with embedded thermal microsensor.

Figure 2.

Characteristics of included groups and flowchart of steps.
Characteristics of included groups and flowchart of steps.

Figure 3.

Detailed analysis of the temperature graph for one microsensor in the thick Hawley retainer group, with a temperature range between 34.54°C and 34.70°C.
Detailed analysis of the temperature graph for one microsensor in the thick Hawley retainer group, with a temperature range between 34.54°C and 34.70°C.

Figure 4.

Distribution of microsensor temperature readings within each group.
Distribution of microsensor temperature readings within each group.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2023-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 42 - 48
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2022
Accepted on: Jan 1, 2023
Published on: Mar 8, 2023
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2023 Khaled Wafaie, Hisham Mohammed, Ahmed M. El Sergani, Ibtehal Almagrami, Ahmed G. Qaisi, Qiao Yiqiang, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
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