Articolo in rivista, 2021, ENG, 10.1186/s12903-021-01676-z

SEM characterization and ageing analysis on two generation of invisible aligners

Condo, Roberta; Mampieri, Gianluca; Giancotti, Aldo; Cerroni, Loredana; Pasquantonio, Guido; Divizia, Andrea; Convertino, Annalisa; Mecheri, Barbara; Maiolo, Luca

Univ Roma Tor Vergata; Univ Roma Tor Vergata; Inst Microelect & Microsyst; Univ Roma Tor Vergata

Background: The purpose of the in vitro study is to investigate and compare the morphological features and the chemical stability in weight of two different polyurethane-based blends, Smart Track (LD30) and Exceed30 (EX30), used for orthodontic aligners manufacture before and after the oral usage.

BMC oral health (Online) 21 (1)

Keywords

Invisalign (R) aligner, Polymer, Scanning electron microscopy, Ageing tests

CNR authors

Convertino Annalisa, Maiolo Luca

CNR institutes