Research Article

Biomechanical Effects of Different Auxiliary-Aligner Designs for the Extrusion of an Upper Central Incisor: A Finite Element Analysis

Table 1

Mechanical properties assigned to each body.

Young’s modulus (MPa)Poisson’s ratio

Tooth200000.3
Bone138000.3
Aligner20500.3
Attachment200000.3
PDL0.0590.49