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Evaluation of mechanical changes to clear aligners caused by exposure to different liquids Cover

Evaluation of mechanical changes to clear aligners caused by exposure to different liquids

Open Access
|Sep 2024

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Figure 1.

A schematic illustration of the process involving embedding the upper right first molar tooth in containers using acrylic.
A schematic illustration of the process involving embedding the upper right first molar tooth in containers using acrylic.

Figure 2.

Cyclic loading mechanism.
Cyclic loading mechanism.

50th Loading force values

Subgroups Aligner BrandsControl Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Orange juice Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Soy sauce Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Red wine Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Coke Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Tea Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Coffee Mean ± Sd. (n=10)p (Ω)
CA PRO26.44 ± 0.15Aa24.29 ± 0.55Aa24.21 ± 0.44Aa24.28 ± 0.56Aa24.20 ± 0.48Aa24.24 ± 0.56Aa24.25 ± 0.36aAa0.166
INVISALIGN26.75 ± 0.8Aa23.12 ± 0.49Ba23.08 ± 0.64Ba24.6 ± 0.32Ba24.33 ± 0.49Ba26.14 ± 0.27Aa25.77 ± 0.53ABab0.027*
GRAPHY TC-8541.35 ± 0.36Ab36.92 ± 0.19Bb36.88 ± 0.35Bb39.32 ± 0.74ABa40.06 ± 0.21Ab39.96 ± 0.15ABb37.68 ± 0.15Bb0.018*
p(θ)0.006*0.008*0.007*0.005*0.004*0.006*0.007*

10th Loading force values

Subgroups Aligner BrandsControl Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Orange juice Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Soy sauce Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Red wine Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Coke Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Tea Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Coffee Mean ± Sd. (n=10)p (Ω)
CA PRO29 ± 2.17Aa26.64 ± 0.61Aa26.55 ± 0.76Aa26.63 ± 0.60Aa26.57 ± 0.37Aa26.58 ± 0.65Aa26.58 ± 0.83Aa0.169
INVISALIGN40.48 ± 0.88Ab34.72 ± 0.74Bb35.01 ± 0.58Bb37.23 ± 0.49ABb36.82 ± 0.74Bb39.56 ± 0.41ABb39.00 ± 0.81ABb0.029*
GRAPHY TC-8542.12 ± 0.36Ab37.53 ± 0.28Bc37.61 ± 0.19Bc40.04 ± 0.75Ac40.8 ± 0.22Ac40.7 ± 0.16Ab38.38 ± 0.15Bb0.033*
p(θ)0.009*0.010*0.009*0.007*0.007*0.008*0.011*

5th Loading force values

Subgroups Aligner BrandsControl Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Orange juice Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Soy sauce Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Red wine Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Coke Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Tea Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Coffee Mean ± Sd. (n=10)p (Ω)
CA PRO31.60 ± 2.18Aa29.01 ± 0.66Aa29.09 ± 0.34Aa29.04 ± 0.47Aa29.03 ± 0.62Aa28.99 ± 0.51Aa29.02 ± 0.10Aa0.172
INVISALIGN42.66 ± 0.93Ab36.7 ± 0.77Bb36.8 ± 0.61Bb39.23 ± 0.50ABb38.79 ± 0.78ABa41.69 ± 0.43Ab41.1 ± 0.85ABb0.023*
GRAPHY TC-8542.84 ± 0.37Ab38.22 ± 0.45Bb38.25 ± 0.20Bb40.73 ± 0.76ABb41.49 ± 0.22ABa41.39 ± 0.16ABb39.03 ± 0.16Bb0.026*
p(θ)0.010*0.012*0.011*0.012*0.013*0.008*0.009*

1st Loading force values

Subgroups Aligner BrandsControl Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Orange juice Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Soy sauce Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Red wine Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Coke Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Tea Mean ± Sd. (n=10)Coffee Mean ± Sd. (n=10)p (Ω)
CA PRO34.15 ± 3.20Aa31.33 ± 0.62Aa31.37 ± 0.77Aa31.35 ± 0.72Aa31.34 ± 0.71Aa31.36 ± 0.68Aa31.29 ± 0.44Aa0.167
INVISALIGN46.02 ± 1.00Ab39.7 ± 0.84Bb39.9 ± 0.33Bb40.53 ± 1.27Ba41.85 ± 0.84BCb44.97 ± 0.46ACb44.34 ± 0.92ACb0.019*
GRAPHY TC-8543.4 ± 0.38Ab38.69 ± 0.41Bb38.75 ± 0.20Bb41.26 ± 0.77ABa42.04 ± 0.22Ab41.94 ± 0.16ABb39.55 ± 0.16Bc0.024*
p(θ)0.016*0.018*0.014*0.012*0.013*0.010*0.011*

Content and pH values of the liquids

LiquidsContentpH values
Coffee (Nescafe Classic®, Nestle, Switzerland)Instant coffee5.0
Coke (The Coca Cola Company, USA)Water, sugar, cola extract, carbon dioxide, colorant, caffeine, phosphoric acid2.53
Red wine (Sava, Denizli, Türkiye)Fresh grape juice, sulfur dioxide3.60
Tea (Yellow Label® tea, Lipton, Kenya)Black tea5.5
Soy sauce (Carl Kühne Fermantation, İzmir, Türkiye)Water, soy protein, wheat flour, sodium benzoate5.1
Orange juice (Dimes company, Izmir, Türkiye)Orange juice3.93
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2024-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 75 - 86
Submitted on: Jun 1, 2024
Accepted on: Aug 1, 2024
Published on: Sep 16, 2024
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2024 Tarık Sarı, Hasan Camcı, Kubilay Aslantaş, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
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