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On the other hand, to determine the ability of the thermoplastic appliance to withstand the deformation during functional forces, a three\u2010point bending test was used to investigate the response of both appliances under static loading. Independent samples\n                    <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2010test was used to compare the differences between groups.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Both CTB and MTB groups follow the same pattern of increase and decrease in the amount of mean load with the CTB group line showing a considerably higher amount of mean load reaching the peak (334.5\u2009N) at turn 25 of screw activation while the peak of mean load for MTB group was equal to 252.6\u2009N at turn 23. There was a statistically significant difference between the CTB and MTB groups in the three\u2010point bending test (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.001). However, both appliances did not deform at the required force.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The MTB can withstand both required expansion and functional load without deformation.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Trial Registration:<\/jats:bold>\n                    ClinicalTrials.gov identifier:\n                    <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT06116500\">NCT06116500<\/jats:ext-link>\n                    .\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/tswj\/7232779","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,10]],"date-time":"2025-01-10T03:34:59Z","timestamp":1736480099000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Efficiency of Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol Thermoplastic Material to Functional and Expansion Forces in Orthodontic Applications: An Experimental Study"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2025","author":[{"given":"Anosh A.","family":"Haik","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9577-8947","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yassir A.","family":"Yassir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_1_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1053\/sodo.2001.25414"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_2","first-page":"56","article-title":"Invisible Orthodontics-A Review","volume":"15","author":"Hirani D. 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