Research Article

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

Table 5

Simulation results for a load of 50 N/mm2.

Unitary strain: 0.003571Unitary strain: 0.000036602
ContactNoncontact
MaximumMinimumMaximumMinimum

Displacements X0.32 × 10−1 mm−0.24 × 10−1 mm−1.09 × 10−4 mm0.005 × 10−4 mm
Displacements Y−0.31 × 10−1 mm0.21 × 10−1 mm−0.06 × 10−4 mm0.04 × 10−4 mm
Displacements Z1.07 × 10−1 mm0 mm−2.03 × 10−4 mm0.03 × 10−4 mm
Nominal stress X2.23 × 106 Pa−0.38 × 106 Pa−4.20 × 106 Pa2.78 × 106 Pa
Nominal stress Y1.72 × 106 Pa−0.37 × 106 Pa−7.35 × 106 Pa3.13 × 106 Pa
Nominal stress Z4.17 × 106 Pa−0.11 × 106 Pa−13.29 × 106 Pa1.87 × 106 Pa
von Mises stress3.1 × 106 Pa0 Pa13.84 × 106 Pa3.65 × 106 Pa