CONSIDERATIONS UPON CONTACT STRESS MODELLING IN DENTAL ARTICULATOR PAIRS

CONSIDERATIONS UPON CONTACT STRESS MODELLING IN DENTAL ARTICULATOR PAIRS

A dental articulator is a mechanism which simulates the temporo-mandibular joint. The articulator is essential as it replicates the basic motions of the upper and lower mandibles, both revolve and translational motions. In the present paper the stresses from an articulator TMJ modelled as a bronze s...

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Main Authors: Carmen Ciornei, Stelian ALACI, Gheorghe FRUNZĂ, Cătălina CIORNEI, Ovidiu RUSU, Delia-Aurora CERLINCĂ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academica Brancusi 2012-05-01
Series:Fiabilitate şi Durabilitate
Subjects:
stress
dental articulator
prosthodontic
Online Access:http://www.utgjiu.ro/rev_mec/mecanica/pdf/2012-01/6_Florina%20Carmen%20Ciornei,%20s.a..pdf
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Summary:A dental articulator is a mechanism which simulates the temporo-mandibular joint. The articulator is essential as it replicates the basic motions of the upper and lower mandibles, both revolve and translational motions. In the present paper the stresses from an articulator TMJ modelled as a bronze sphere into a cylindrical steel cavity are analyzed by two methods, first applying the Hertzian contact theory and then numerically, by means of finite element analysis using the simulation module in CATIA.
ISSN:1844-640X

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