Preclinical evaluation of 3D-Printed orthodontic aligners using an electro-typodont model
The electric typodont appears to be a reliable pre-clinical tool for evaluating the effectiveness of aligners. Furthermore, 3D-printed aligners successfully achieved incisor derotation without the use of attachments. Furthermore, while variations in aligner thickness influenced the dynamics of derotation, they did not alter the ultimate correction outcome.
Authors
- Abdulaziz Alhotan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9036-0485)
- Tarek M. Elshazly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-9048)
- Shaima Malik
- Ahmed Ghoneima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8456-2080)
- Hoon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4447-4553)
- Ammar A. Al Shalabi
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
- Eastmaninstitutet (SE)
- Eastman Dental Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1650447
- Primary Topic
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King Saud University