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Table 2 Displacement of crown and root of the maxillary anterior teeth under different loading models in sagittal direction (mm)

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

  

Central incisor

 

Lateral incisor

 

Canine

 

Crown

Root

Difference

Crown

Root

Difference

Crown

Root

Difference

Model C0

6.39E-02

-1.40E-02

7.79E-02

6.71E-02

-1.88E-02

8.59E-02

6.13E-02

-2.11E-02

8.24E-02

Model C1

6.22E-02

-1.36E-02

7.57E-02

6.94E-02

-1.96E-02

8.90E-02

6.04E-02

-2.02E-02

8.07E-02

Model C2

6.08E-02

-1.25E-02

7.33E-02

6.51E-02

-1.81E-02

8.32E-02

6.21E-02

-2.12E-02

8.33E-02

Model C3

5.19E-02

-1.11E-02

6.30E-02

5.91E-02

-1.67E-02

7.59E-02

5.45E-02

-1.87E-02

7.31E-02

Model C4

6.44E-02

-1.54E-02

7.98E-02

5.86E-02

-1.50E-02

7.36E-02

4.50E-02

-1.59E-02

6.09E-02

Model F0

-1.12E-04

-2.46E-04

1.34E-04

-1.01E-02

4.22E-03

1.43E-02

4.09E-03

-1.46E-03

5.55E-03