Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8696299 | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2017 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
We developed a novel method that could simulate the long-term orthodontic tooth movement and accurately determine the force system in the course of time by incorporating contact boundary conditions into finite element analysis. It was also suggested that friction is progressively increased during space closure in sliding mechanics.
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Authors
Ryo Hamanaka, Satoshi Yamaoka, Tuan Nguyen Anh, Jun-ya Tominaga, Yoshiyuki Koga, Noriaki Yoshida,