Abstract: The instant invention provides dental aligner(s) that can be better tuned to deliver a specific and more stable (lower creep) force on the teeth while also being softer and thinner. The instant dental aligners also provide the medical practitioner greater control to customize the treatment based on a patient's therapeutic stage, discreet requirements, and pain tolerance.

Abstract: The instant invention provides dental aligner(s) that can be better tuned to deliver a specific and more stable (lower creep) force on the teeth while also being softer and thinner. The instant dental aligners also provide the medical practitioner greater control to customize the treatment based on a patient's therapeutic stage, discreet requirements, and pain tolerance.

Abstract: Methods of printing dental aligners with three-dimensional (3D) printing equipment and software include providing a thermoplastic material in powder form and forming the dental aligner from the powder form of the thermoplastic material, the thermoplastic material having enhanced materials properties. The thermoplastic material can be polysulfone and the resulting dental aligner can be substantially transparent and optionally tinted with a coloring agent.

Abstract: Protective films, uses thereof, and ways of making such films are provided, where the protective films provide improved stain resistance in protecting a painted surface. Such protective films can include a first layer and a second layer. The first layer can include a polyurethane acrylate and a silicone modified additive, where the first layer has a first face and a second face, and the first face has a first coating including silicone. The second layer can include a thermoplastic polyurethane that can be based on polycaprolactone, where the second layer has a first face and a second face, the first face of the second layer contacts the second face of the first layer, and the second face has a second coating that includes a pressure sensitive adhesive.