Surface alterations and compound release from aligner attachments in vitro.

Anna IliadiSevasti-Kiriaki ZervouDespina KoletsiMarc SchätzleAnastasia HiskiaTheodore EliadesGeorge Eliades

Published in: European journal of orthodontics (2024)

The use of aligners affects the surface characteristics and degradation rate of composite attachments in an aqueous environment, releasing monomers, and monomer hydrolysates within 1-week simulated use.

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