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Dental movements (protrusion, retrusion, retroclination, proclination, extrusion, intrusion, rotation, and inclination) and gingival changes (apical or coronal migration) were quantified by superimposing intraoral scans using GOM Inspect and Geomagic Wrap software.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Changes in crown proclination were associated with coronal displacement of the clinically visible gingival margin (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.560), whereas changes in crown retroclination were associated with apical displacement (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u2212\u20090.275). A positive association was also observed between apical displacement and age (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.216). No significant associations were found for tipping, rotation, extrusion, or intrusion.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A digital STL-based method was used to quantify crown tooth movement and relative changes in the position of the clinically visible gingival margin. 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