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Table 5 Displacement of crown of the maxillary posterior teeth under different loading models in vertical direction (mm)

From: Comparative assessment of orthodontic clear aligner versus fixed appliance for anterior retraction: a finite element study

 

Second premolar

First molar

Second molar

Crown

Crown

Crown

Model C0

7.57E-03

8.19E-04

-2.01E-03

Model C1

8.57E-03

5.35E-04

-2.28E-03

Model C2

8.64E-03

5.89E-04

-2.31E-03

Model C3

6.98E-03

3.58E-04

-1.50E-03

Model C4

1.05E-02

-5.49E-05

-2.61E-03

Model F0

1.23E-03

-5.82E-04

-6.25E-05