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. 2010:2010:659802.
doi: 10.1155/2010/659802. Epub 2010 Jul 18.

Development of 3D CAD/FEM Analysis System for Natural Teeth and Jaw Bone Constructed from X-Ray CT Images

Aki Hasegawa  1 , Akikazu Shinya, Yuji Nakasone, Lippo V J Lassila, Pekka K Vallittu, Akiyoshi Shinya
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Development of 3D CAD/FEM Analysis System for Natural Teeth and Jaw Bone Constructed from X-Ray CT Images

Aki Hasegawa et al. Int J Biomater. 2010.

Abstract

A three-dimensional finite element model of the lower first premolar, with the three layers of enamel, dentin, and pulp, and the mandible, with the two layers of cortical and cancellous bones, was directly constructed from noninvasively acquired CT images. This model was used to develop a system to analyze the stresses on the teeth and supporting bone structure during occlusion based on the finite element method and to examine the possibility of mechanical simulation.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Flow of procedure for the FE modeling of the mandibular bone and tooth by MF. (a) CT scan of the testee, (b) extracting bone lines, (c) mandibular bone, (d) tooth, (e) 3D FE models.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Geometrical and boundary conditions. A buccolingual force at a 45-degree oblique angle to the tooth axis was concentrated onto a single contact point, and static occlusal load of 50 N was applied to the premolar buccal cusp of teeth. Inferior border of the mandible was assumed to be fixed.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Geometry of 3D images and 3D models. (a) ROI of CT image, (b) 3D solid model, (c) 3D FE models.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Maximum principal stress distribution. (a) Buccal view, (b) Buccolingual cross-section, (b1) Magnify of Buccolingual cross-section, (b2) Magnify of horizontal cross-section at the cervical.
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