Skip to main content

Table 3 Displacement of crown and root of the maxillary anterior 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

  

Central incisor

 

Lateral incisor

 

Canine

Crown

Root

Crown

Root

Crown

Root

Model C0

-3.93E-02

1.13E-02

-4.44E-02

1.38E-02

-3.00E-02

2.37E-02

Model C1

-3.71E-02

1.19E-02

-4.61E-02

1.42E-02

-2.98E-02

2.47E-02

Model C2

-3.53E-02

1.17E-02

-4.07E-02

1.44E-02

-2.96E-02

2.33E-02

Model C3

-3.08E-02

9.66E-03

-3.92E-02

1.28E-02

-2.75E-02

2.06E-02

Model C4

-4.14E-02

1.03E-02

-3.65E-02

1.45E-02

-2.27E-02

2.28E-02

Model F0

5.26E-04

7.59E-04

9.77E-03

8.37E-04

-4.69E-03

-1.29E-03