Analytically determined mechanical properties of, and models for the periodontal ligament: Critical review of literature

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-16

  Fill, Ted S ^a   Toogood, Roger W ^a   Major, Paul W ^a   Carey, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytically determined; Mechanical properties; Models; Periodontal ligament; Review of literature

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICALLY DETERMINED; BEHAVIOURAL ASSUMPTIONS; BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSE; COMPENDEX; CRITICAL REVIEW; KEY FACTORS; LOADING CONDITION; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MEDLINE; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PHENOMENOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION; TOOTH MOVEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ACCURACY; ALVEOLAR BONE; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOMECHANICS; HYPERELASTIC MODEL; LINEAR ELASTIC MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULTIPHASE MODEL; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; VISCOELASTIC MODEL; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOOTH MOVEMENT;

EID: 83555179170     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.09.020     Document Type: Review

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