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Tooth displacement trends and periodontal ligament stresses were measured for seven tooth displacement patterns (divided into three categories including overall movement of premolars and molars with gradually increasing molar expansion in each step; distributed movement of premolars and molars; and alternating movement between premolars and molars at intervals) and two aligner thicknesses (0.5\u00a0mm and 0.75\u00a0mm) during maxillary arch expansion with clear aligners.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>When expanding the maxillary arch with clear aligners, the effective expansion of the target teeth mainly showed a tilting movement trend. Increasing the amount of molar expansion increased the buccal displacement of the first molar but decreased the buccal displacement of the premolars. The mean buccal displacement of the target teeth was greater in the posterior teeth interval alternating movement group (0.026\u00a0mm) than in the premolar\/molar distributed movement group (0.016\u00a0mm) and the overall movement group (0.015\u00a0mm). Increasing aligner thickness resulted in greater buccal displacement of the crowns and increased stress on the periodontal ligaments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Increasing the amount of molar expansion reduces the efficiency of premolar expansion. Alternating movement of premolars and molars at intervals achieves a higher arch expansion efficiency, but attention should be paid to the anchorage of adjacent teeth. 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