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Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Restored Molar Tooth using Finite Element Analysis

R. V. Uddanwadiker^*

* Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, VNIT, Nagpur, India.

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics 2013, 10(4), 289-302. https://doi.org/10.3970/mcb.2013.010.289

Abstract

The aim of the study is to find most optimum combination of crown material and adhesive to avoid loosening and thereby failure of restored tooth. This study describes the Thermo-Mechanical analysis of restored molar tooth crown for determination of the stress levels due to thermal and mechanical loads on restored molar tooth. The potential use of the 3-D model was demonstrated and analyzed using different materials for crown. Thermal strain, stress and deformation were measured at hot and cold conditions in ANSYS and correlated with analytical calculation and existing experimental data for model validation and optimization. It is concluded that amongst various material porcelain crown with composite resin adhesive cement closely simulates the behavior of natural crown and should ideally result into long lasting restoration.

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