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Finite element analysis of equine incisor teeth. Part 2: investigation of stresses and strain energy densities in the periodontal ligament and surrounding bone during tooth movement
- Source :
- Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997). 198(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- This study investigated the hypothetical contribution of biomechanical loading to the onset of equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis (EOTRH) and to elucidate the physiological age-related positional changes of the equine incisors. Based on high resolution micro-computed tomography (μCT) datasets, 3-dimensional models of entire incisor arcades and the canine teeth were constructed representing a young and an old incisor dentition. Special attention was paid to constructing an anatomically correct model of the periodontal ligament (PDL). Using previously determined Young’s moduli for the equine incisor PDL, finite element (FE) analysis was performed. Resulting strains, stresses and strain energy densities (SEDs), as well as the resulting regions of tension and compression within the PDL and the surrounding bone were investigated during occlusion. The results showed a distinct distribution pattern of high stresses and corresponding SEDs in the PDL and bone. Due to the tooth movement, peaks of SEDs were obtained in the PDL as well as in the bone on the labial and palatal/lingual sides of the alveolar crest. At the root, highest SEDs were detected in the PDL on the palatal/lingual side slightly occlusal of the root tip. This distribution pattern of high SEDs within the PDL coincides with the position of initial resorptive lesions in EOTRH affected teeth. The position of high SEDs in the bone can explain the typical age-related alteration of shape and angulation of equine incisors.
- Subjects :
- Aging
Materials science
Periodontal Ligament
Tooth resorption
Finite Element Analysis
Dentistry
Tooth Resorption
Equine dentistry
Strain energy
Hypercementosis
stomatognathic system
Incisor
Elastic Modulus
medicine
Cadaver
Periodontal fiber
Animals
Horses
Orthodontics
General Veterinary
Dentition
business.industry
X-Ray Microtomography
medicine.disease
Finite element method
Biomechanical Phenomena
stomatognathic diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
Animal Science and Zoology
Tooth Mobility
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15322971
- Volume :
- 198
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....09bdf81e5cf6f240e5e3a1f403dd06eb