Automatic finite element mesh generation for maxillary second premolar

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-195

  Lin, Chun Li ^a   Chang, Chih Han ^a   Cheng, Chia Shin ^b   Wang, Chau Hsiang ^b   Lee, Huey Er ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Maxillary second premolar; Mesh generation

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT MESH GENERATION; VON MISES STRESSES;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAXILLA; PREMOLAR TOOTH;

ALGORITHMS; BICUSPID; BIOMECHANICS; DENTAL MODELS; DENTAL OCCLUSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAXILLA; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032931944     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(99)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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