Preliminary studies on the optimum shape of dental bridges

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-92

  Proos, Kaarel ^a   Steven, Grant ^a   Swain, Mike ^a   Ironside, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior dental bridge; Evolutionary structural optimisation; In ceram; Pontic; Posterior dental bridge

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DESIGN; BRIDGE MODEL; BRIDGE SURFACES; FINITE ELEMENT; IN-CERAM; MATERIAL INTERFACES; MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL STRESS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; OPTIMUM SHAPE; PEAK STRESS; PONTIC; PORCELAIN VENEERS; SIZE AND SHAPE; STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION;

CONCRETE BRIDGES; DESIGN; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TENSILE STRESS;

VENEERS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DENTURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; TOOTH; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

BIOMECHANICS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTURES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOOTH;

EID: 0034574072     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840008907999     Document Type: Article

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