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dc.contributor.authorKhashashneh, M.
dc.contributor.authorRatnayake, J.
dc.contributor.authorChoi, J.J.E.
dc.contributor.authorMei, L.
dc.contributor.authorLyons, K.
dc.contributor.authorBrunton, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-23T02:35:17Z
dc.date.available2024-04-23T02:35:17Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationKhashashneh, M. and Ratnayake, J. and Choi, J.J.E. and Mei, L. and Lyons, K. and Brunton, P. 2023. The Effect of 10% Carbamide Peroxide Dental Bleaching on the Physical Properties of Invisalign Aligners: An In Vitro Study. Materials. 16 (11).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94907
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ma16114125
dc.description.abstract

The high aesthetic demands of patients have increased their requests to align their teeth using clear aligners, including Invisalign. Patients also want to have their teeth whitened for the same purpose; the use of Invisalign as a bleaching tray at night has been reported in few studies. However, whether 10% carbamide peroxide affects the physical properties of Invisalign is unknown. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of 10% carbamide peroxide on the physical properties of Invisalign when used as a bleaching tray at night. Twenty-two unused Invisalign aligners (Santa Clara, CA, USA) were used to prepare 144 specimens to test their tensile strength, hardness, surface roughness, and translucency. The specimens were divided into four groups: a testing group at baseline (TG1), a testing group after application of bleaching material at 37 °C for 2 weeks (TG2), a control group at baseline (CG1), and a control group after immersion in distilled water at 37 °C for 2 weeks (CG2). Statistical analysis was conducted using a paired t-test, Wilcoxon signed rank test, independent samples t-test, and Mann–Whitney test to compare samples in CG2 to CG1, TG2 to TG1, and TG2 to CG2. Statistical analysis showed no statistically significant difference between the groups for all physical properties, except for hardness (p-value < 0.001) and surface roughness (p-value = 0.007 and p-value < 0.001 for the internal and external surface roughness, respectively), which revealed a reduction in hardness values (from 4.43 ± 0.86 N/mm2 to 2.2 ± 0.29 N/mm2) and an increase in surface roughness (from 1.6 ± 0.32 Ra to 1.93 ± 0.28 Ra and from 0.58 ± 0.12 Ra to 0.68 ± 0.13 Ra for the internal and external surface roughness, respectively) after 2 weeks of dental bleaching. Results showed that Invisalign can be used for dental bleaching without excessive distortion or degradation of the aligner material. However, future clinical trials are required to further assess the feasibility of using Invisalign for dental bleaching.

dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleThe Effect of 10% Carbamide Peroxide Dental Bleaching on the Physical Properties of Invisalign Aligners: An In Vitro Study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume16
dcterms.source.number11
dcterms.source.titleMaterials
dc.date.updated2024-04-23T02:35:17Z
curtin.departmentOffice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyOffice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic
curtin.contributor.orcidBrunton, Paul [0000-0001-9726-2987]
dcterms.source.eissn1996-1944
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridBrunton, Paul [7003684965]
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