Effect of thermoplastic appliance thickness on initial stress distribution in periodontal ligament
A numerical investigation into the initial stress distribution induced within the periodontal ligament by thermoplastic appliances with different thicknesses is performed. Based on the plaster model of a 25-year-old male patient, a finite element model of the maxillary lateral incisors and their sup...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814015578362 |