Fixation Methods for Mandibular Advancement and Their Effects on Temporomandibular Joint: A Finite Element Analysis Study

Table 2

Directions of muscular forces (cos). The resulting 3D mesh model was subjected to the basic mechanical property set of involved elements according to the established FEM of Ureturk and Apaydin, and therefore, the table was reproduced from this previous work [3].

	Directions of muscular forces (cos)
Muscles
Superficial masseter	0.2	0.88	0.41
Deep masseter	0.54	0.75	0.35
Medial pterygoid	0.48	0.79	0.37
Anterior temporalis	0.14	0.98	0.04
Medial temporalis	0.22	0.83	0.5
Posterior temporalis	0.2	0.47	0.85
Superior lateral pterygoid	0.76	0.07	0.64
Anterior digastric	0.24	0.23	0.94