@Article{cmes.2003.004.365,
AUTHOR = {F. Auricchio, L. Petrini, R. Pietrabissa, E. Sacco},
TITLE = {Numerical modeling of shape-memory alloys in orthodontics},
JOURNAL = {Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences},
VOLUME = {4},
YEAR = {2003},
NUMBER = {3&4},
PAGES = {365--380},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CMES/v4n3&4/33524},
ISSN = {1526-1506},
ABSTRACT = {Since 80’s many devices were developed to exploit the unique blend of mechanical and biocompatibility properties of shape memory alloys in orthodontic applications. It results in a high clinical effectiveness, but also in a spreading of technical knowledge on the properties of the single appliances. The goal of the present contribution is to contrast this sense of bewilderness and to prepare the basis for a simulationtool able to support the orthodontist choice. In particular a finite-element beam with a one-dimensional constitutive law, able to describe the SMA super elasticity and shape memory effect, is presented: it is shown how computer modeling can be helpful in the understanding of the single appliance response as well as in the design of new more advanced, and possibly more effective, applications.},
DOI = {10.3970/cmes.2003.004.365}
}