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Each group was categorized into retrieved (Clin) and unused aligners (Ctr). Thirty patients (10 per group) wore the aligners for 7 days, thereby generating the retrieved samples. Thirty unused aligners were employed as control samples. The following mechanical properties were determined: Martens Hardness (HM), indentation modulus (EIT), elastic index (\u03b7IT), and indentation relaxation (RIT). Intergroup comparisons were conducted using ANOVA\/Kruskal\u2013Wallis test. Comparisons between retrieved and control samples were done using Wilcoxon\u2013Mann\u2013Whitney-U\/Student\u2019s t-test\/Welch\u2019s test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Statistically significant differences between the groups were found for both control and used samples (P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.001). Pairwise comparisons also revealed significant differences between the samples. The mechanical properties did not differ significantly between unused and retrieved INV- and DUR-aligners, whereas for DP-aligners significant differences for \u03b7IT and RIT were found following intraoral service (P-values .012 and .002, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Group DUR showed generally more favorable mechanical properties compared to DP and INV. 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