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

Table 3

Dataset of 3-dimensional muscular force application. 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].

		3D force application
Muscles	Total force ()	()	()	()
Superficial masseter	190.4	79.7	39.4	163.3
Deep masseter	81.6	29.2	44.5	61.8
Medial pterygoid	174.8	65.2	84.9	138.2
Anterior temporalis	158.0	-6.9	23.5	156.1
Medial temporalis	95.6	47.8	21.2	80.0
Posterior temporalis	75.6	64.6	15.7	35.8
Superior lateral pterygoid	28.7	18.5	21.8	2.1
Anterior digastric	40.0	37.6	9.7	-9.4