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Table 2 Maximum and minimum stress values observed (kPa)

From: Stresses in the midpalatal suture in the maxillary protraction therapy: a 3D finite element analysis

Minimum principal stress

Middle principal stress

Maximum principal stress

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

0.1054

−1.2262

0.1431

−1.1041

0.3347

−0.9740