FINITE ELEMENT METHOD STUDY: DETERMINATION OF THE CENTER OF ROTATION IN THE PHENOMENON OF ORTHODONTIC TIPPING DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE BRACKET

The purpose of the study is to determine through a FEM (Finite Element Method) analysis, the position of the center of rotation of a tooth belonging to a complex structure made of enamel – tooth – pulp – periodontal ligament – alveolar bone, subjected to an external load through a bracket, a compo...

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Main Authors: Dan Dragos Sita, Ligia Brezeanu, Cristina Bica, Dorin Nenovici, Marius Hack, Mariana Pacurar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2018-06-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Stomatology
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Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_STOMATOLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_STOMATOLOGIE-2018-Nr.2/RJS_2018_2_Art-06.pdf
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Summary:The purpose of the study is to determine through a FEM (Finite Element Method) analysis, the position of the center of rotation of a tooth belonging to a complex structure made of enamel – tooth – pulp – periodontal ligament – alveolar bone, subjected to an external load through a bracket, a component of a fixed orthodontic appliance that produces the tipping phenomenon. Simulations were performed maintaining the same value of the orthodontic force but modifying the position of the bracket along the crown of the tooth. The aim is displacing the position of the center of rotation of a tooth by changing the position of the bracket and the possibility to achieve a controlled tipping, respectively, a tooth rotation at the apical or coronal level.
ISSN:1843-0805
2069-6078