Šimunović Luka, Jurela Antonija, Sudarević Karlo, Bačić Ivana, Meštrović Senka
Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Gundulićeva 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Polyclinic Fiziodent, Turinina 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Acta Stomatol Croat. 2023 Dec;57(4):286-299. doi: 10.15644/asc57/4/1.
OBJECTIVES: To optimize the therapeutic usefulness of aligners, it is crucial to understand how their mechanical properties alter with time. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Specimens from four different brands, including Duran+, CA® Pro, Zendura A, and Zendura FLX, were produced for material testing of thermoplastic orthodontic aligners (TOA) using dimensions measuring 4mm x 10mm. Each brand's 24 samples were split into three groups as follows: G1 being thermoformed, G2 being thermoformed and underwent 500 thermocycles (simulating 7 days), and G3 being thermoformed and underwent 1000 thermocycles (simulating 14 days). Surface roughness, modulus of elasticity in bending, and spectrophotometry were used to assess the effect of aging on TOAs. RESULTS: After 1000 thermocycles, Duran+ had the highest modulus of elasticity and differed statistically from all other groups. The intragroup comparison showed that only Duran+'s elastic modulus significantly changed after 1000 thermocycles in comparison with the control group. Surface roughness values (Ra), did not statistically differ among brands or thermocycling group measures. The change in chemical properties was not significant in any brand. CONCLUSION: One-layer PETG (Duran+) failed to demonstrate stability after aging, thus suggesting that clinicians should be aware of the change in mechanical properties when using one-layer PETG (Duran +) in a 2 weeks regime.
目的:为优化矫治器的治疗效果,了解其机械性能如何随时间变化至关重要。 材料与方法:制作了来自四个不同品牌(包括Duran +、CA® Pro、Zendura A和Zendura FLX)的样本,用于尺寸为4mm×10mm的热塑性正畸矫治器(TOA)的材料测试。每个品牌的24个样本分为以下三组:G1为热成型组,G2为热成型并经历500次热循环(模拟7天)组,G3为热成型并经历1000次热循环(模拟14天)组。使用表面粗糙度、弯曲弹性模量和分光光度法评估老化对TOA的影响。 结果:经过1000次热循环后,Duran +的弹性模量最高,且与所有其他组在统计学上存在差异。组内比较表明,与对照组相比,只有Duran +的弹性模量在1000次热循环后有显著变化。表面粗糙度值(Ra)在各品牌或热循环组测量中无统计学差异。任何品牌的化学性质变化均不显著。 结论:单层聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(Duran +)在老化后未能表现出稳定性,因此表明临床医生在2周疗程中使用单层聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(Duran +)时应注意其机械性能的变化。
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