Medical Reserch and Education ›› 2015, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 75-81.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-490X.2015.03.017

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The development of orthodontics in the three dimensional finite element method

ZHANG Wanjun1, LI Jinyuan1, MA Yongping2, GAO Linqing2   

  1. 1. College of Stomatology, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, China; 2. Baoding No.2 Hospital of Baoding, Baoding 071000, China
  • Received:2016-01-22 Revised:2016-01-22 Online:2015-06-25 Published:2015-06-25

Abstract: The action force is usually reflected during orthodontic process, so the study of orthodontic cannot be separated with the biomechanics analysis. With the development and popularization of the computer technology, the mechanical analysis method, for example, the three dimensional finite element analysis method has become more and more mature. Because its model has good geometry similarity, as well as the analysis of complex geometry is widely used in the field of biomechanics. This paper is mainly about the definition, operation steps of the three dimensional finite element analysis method, and the application and development of this method in many aspects of the orthodontics field, such as teeth body, periodontal tissue, dental implant etc. Besides, the development direction of the three dimensional finite element analysis method (3D-FEM) in orthodontic biomechanics is also introduced.

Key words: three dimensional finite element, orthodontics, biomechanics

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