The effects of modeling simplifications on craniofacial finite element models: The alveoli (tooth sockets) and periodontal ligaments

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1831-1838

  Wood, Sarah A ^a   Strait, David S ^b   Dumont, Elizabeth R ^c   Ross, Callum F ^d   Grosse, Ian R ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic tooth loading; Finite element analysis; Hyperelastic; Linear elastic; Periodontal ligament; Premolar biting; Tooth sockets; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

HYPER ELASTIC; LINEAR ELASTIC; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PREMOLAR BITING; TOOTH SOCKETS; VISCOELASTIC;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS; POISSON RATIO; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEBUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FEEDING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TOOTH SOCKET; VISCOELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CEBUS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOOTH SOCKET;

EID: 79959529612     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.03.022     Document Type: Article

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