Correction: Mechanical properties of thermoformed and direct-printed aligner materials after immersion in 37 °C water: a 14-day in vitro study (Scientific Reports, (2026), 16, 1, (5864), 10.1038/s41598-026-36723-8)

Correction to: Scientific Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-36723-8, published online 21 January 2026 The original version of this Article contains errors in Table 2, where the strain values were incorrectly labelled. Specifically, the values were erroneously reported as 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 now read 1, 2, and 3, which correspond to the intended 1–3% strain levels used in the mechanical testing protocol. The corrected and uncorrected table appear below. Incorrect Table 2: Strain (%) Clear Aligner Materials Immersed Time in 37° C Water Bath 0 min 5 min 30 min 1 h 3 h 6 h 9 h 1 day 3 days 7 days 10 days 14 days 18.62 13.58 10.30 8.54 5.34 3.85 3.65 2.88 3.87 4.97 3.78 4.04 20.96 17.27 12.23 10.68 7.91 6.06 6.09 6.10 6.10 7.85 5.89 7.24 23.84 17.37 10.91 11.16 5.50 3.38 3.88 3.11 2.91 4.14 3.70 3.67 28.09 27.01 23.46 26.46 21.37 22.89 24.12 25.09 23.62 28.41 31.10 26.26 13.08 11.97 9.62 11.53 10.62 11.79 12.70 10.42 9.95 11.59 16.28 14.36 31.58 22.16 17.39 13.66 8.10 5.63 5.34 4.54 5.83 6.91 5.72 6.00 37.56 28.79 21.10 17.76 12.18 9.54 9.12 9.90 9.56 11.25 9.11 11.11 43.38 29.17 19.36 18.13 8.15 4.74 5.22 4.57 4.32 5.62 5.33 5.33 47.60 49.88 44.23 49.24 40.48 43.73 46.31 47.47 44.36 50.18 55.59 48.74 23.53 21.55 19.28 20.63 19.90 21.50 23.40 19.53 18.99 20.30 26.63 25.57 39.85 27.50 21.88 16.80 9.86 6.84 6.50 5.77 7.05 8.16 6.97 7.30 48.78 35.91 26.58 22.16 14.83 11.92 11.16 12.35 11.79 13.26 11.27 13.48 56.34 36.51 25.02 22.16 9.86 5.81 6.21 5.61 5.31 6.68 6.36 6.42 59.87 65.70 58.26 64.91 53.75 58.47 62.13 63.53 59.63 66.17 73.86 65.23 29.61 27.00 25.55 25.91 25.97 27.38 30.06 25.57 25.36 26.23 33.07 32.91 Corrected Table 2. Strain (%) Clear Aligner Materials Immersed Time in 37° C Water Bath 0 min 5 min 30 min 1 h 3 h 6 h 9 h 1 day 3 days 7 days 10 days 14 days 18.62 13.58 10.30 8.54 5.34 3.85 3.65 2.88 3.87 4.97 3.78 4.04 20.96 17.27 12.23 10.68 7.91 6.06 6.09 6.10 6.10 7.85 5.89 7.24 23.84 17.37 10.91 11.16 5.50 3.38 3.88 3.11 2.91 4.14 3.70 3.67 28.09 27.01 23.46 26.46 21.37 22.89 24.12 25.09 23.62 28.41 31.10 26.26 13.08 11.97 9.62 11.53 10.62 11.79 12.70 10.42 9.95 11.59 16.28 14.36 31.58 22.16 17.39 13.66 8.10 5.63 5.34 4.54 5.83 6.91 5.72 6.00 37.56 28.79 21.10 17.76 12.18 9.54 9.12 9.90 9.56 11.25 9.11 11.11 43.38 29.17 19.36 18.13 8.15 4.74 5.22 4.57 4.32 5.62 5.33 5.33 47.60 49.88 44.23 49.24 40.48 43.73 46.31 47.47 44.36 50.18 55.59 48.74 23.53 21.55 19.28 20.63 19.90 21.50 23.40 19.53 18.99 20.30 26.63 25.57 39.85 27.50 21.88 16.80 9.86 6.84 6.50 5.77 7.05 8.16 6.97 7.30 48.78 35.91 26.58 22.16 14.83 11.92 11.16 12.35 11.79 13.26 11.27 13.48 56.34 36.51 25.02 22.16 9.86 5.81 6.21 5.61 5.31 6.68 6.36 6.42 59.87 65.70 58.26 64.91 53.75 58.47 62.13 63.53 59.63 66.17 73.86 65.23 29.61 27.00 25.55 25.91 25.97 27.38 30.06 25.57 25.36 26.23 33.07 32.91 The article has been corrected.