evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Effect of thermomechanical aging of orthodontic aligners on force and torque generation: An in vitro study

Elshazly 2023 · Elshazly Tarek M., Nang Diva, Golkhani Bijan, et al. · Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials · 2023

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From Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) to 3D-Printed Resins: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clear Aligner Material Performance and Safety.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Elshazly 2023 · Table 4; reference [13]
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Change in force (N) after aging
Aging in deionized water or artificial saliva vs Baseline before aging · After aging (14 days)
MD -0.03 [-0.28, 0.22]1 studyGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.