Accuracy of thermal microsensors embedded in orthodontic retainers of different material composition and thickness: An in vitro study

Wafaie Khaled; Mohammed Hisham; El Sergani Ahmed M.; Almagrami Ibtehal; Qaisi Ahmed G.; Yiqiang Qiao

doi:10.2478/aoj-2023-0005

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Mar 2023)

Accuracy of thermal microsensors embedded in orthodontic retainers of different material composition and thickness: An in vitro study

Wafaie Khaled,
Mohammed Hisham,
El Sergani Ahmed M.,
Almagrami Ibtehal,
Qaisi Ahmed G.,
Yiqiang Qiao

Affiliations

Wafaie Khaled: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, China
Mohammed Hisham: Department of Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
El Sergani Ahmed M.: Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Almagrami Ibtehal: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, China
Qaisi Ahmed G.: Specialist orthodontist, Amman, Jordan
Yiqiang Qiao: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2023-0005
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 39, no. 1
pp. 42 – 48

Abstract

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Objectives: The present research aimed to assess the accuracy and precision of the TheraMon® microsensor embedded in different thicknesses of Hawley retainers (HR) for comparison with vacuum formed retainers (VFR).

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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