Finite element analysis on preferable I-bar clasp shape

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 413-417

  Sato, Y ^a   Tsuga, K ^a   Abe, Y ^a   Asahara, S ^b   Akagawa, Y ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Private Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Design biomechanics; FEM; I bar clasp; RPDS; RPI

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTURE; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PLIABILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL CLASPS; DENTURE DESIGN; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PLIABILITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0035350850     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2001.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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