Solakoğlu, Berk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4060-8611
Algül, Hilal https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9346-2768
Eliaçık, Rukiye https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0767-1942
Yüksel, Niyazi https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8813-1844
Kadıoğlu, Merve Berika https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7005-6179
Altuğ, Ayşe Tuba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8351-2460
Funding for this research was provided by:
Orthero Clear Aligner Company
Article History
Received: 29 July 2026
Accepted: 28 September 2026
First Online: 6 October 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study protocol was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye (Approval No. 36290600/26/2021; 17 March 2021), and the study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The CBCT data used for finite element model construction were retrospectively retrieved from the institutional archive and had been acquired previously for routine diagnostic purposes; therefore, no additional radiographic exposure was performed for this study. Written informed consent had been obtained from the patient before radiographic examination, including consent for the anonymised use of clinical and radiographic data for scientific research.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.