Research Article

Numerical Analysis of Masticatory Forces on a Lower First Molar considering the Contact between Dental Tissues

Table 3

Simulation results for a load of 150 N/mm2.

Unitary strain: 0.003571Unitary strain: 0.000036602
ContactNoncontact
MaximumMinimumMaximumMinimum

Displacements X1.04 × 10−1 mm−0.59 × 10−1 mm−3.28 × 10−4 mm0.04 × 10−4 mm
Displacements Y−0.98 × 10−1 mm0.52 × 10−1 mm−2.05 × 10−4 mm1.24 × 10−4 mm
Displacements Z3.06 × 10−1 mm0 mm−6.09 × 10−4 mm0.01 × 10−4 mm
Nominal stress X6.70 × 106 Pa−1.14 × 106 Pa−12. 61 × 106 Pa8.34 × 106 Pa
Nominal stress Y5.18 × 106 Pa−1.11 × 106 Pa−22.05 × 106 Pa9.40 × 106 Pa
Nominal stress Z12.53 × 106 Pa−0.35 × 106 Pa−39.88 × 106 Pa5.61 × 106 Pa
von Mises stress10.77 × 106 Pa0 Pa41.52 × 106 Pa1.09 × 106 Pa