Fluid dynamics analysis of shear stress on nerve endings in dentinal microtubule: A quantitative interpretation of hydrodynamic theory for dental pain

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 205-219

  Lin, M ^a   Luo, Z Y ^b   Bai, B F ^b   Xu, F ^a,c   Lu, T J ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

computational fluid dynamics; Dentinal fluid flow; dentinal microtubule; mechanoreceptor; shear stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956114454     PISSN: 02195194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219519411003983     Document Type: Article

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