Mechanical Characterization of Thermoplastic Aligner Materials: Recommendations for Test Parameter Standardization

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Original foil thickness (mm)</td><td class="align_center">Deflection depth (mm)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0.4</td><td class="align_center">0.20</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0.5</td><td class="align_center">0.15</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0.625</td><td class="align_center">0.15</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0.75</td><td class="align_center">0.10</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The deflection ranges defined for the different specimen thicknesses without showing signs of material fatigue.</div>

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Table 5: Mechanical Characterization of Thermoplastic Aligner Materials: Recommendations for Test Parameter Standardization 