Using occlusal wear information and finite element analysis to investigate stress distributions in human molars

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-272

  Benazzi, Stefano ^a   Kullmer, Ottmar ^b   Grosse, Ian R ^c   Weber, Gerhard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Loading conditions; Molars; Occlusal wear pattern; Three dimensional finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORTICAL BONE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINEMATICS; MALE; MASTICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGY; OCCLUSAL FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS; OCCLUSAL WEAR INFORMATION; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; STRESS; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PULP; TRABECULAR BONE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICUSPID; BIOMECHANICS; DENTAL OCCLUSION; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; MOLAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 80955178806     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01396.x     Document Type: Article

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