Influence of the Temporomandibular Joint in the Estimation of Bone Density in the Mandible through a Bone Remodelling Model

Figure 6

Boundary conditions applied at the instant of CO in a mastication with the right molars: (a) in 1 and (b) in 2. The triangle represents a rigid fixation of temporal bone (contact pairs temporal bone-disc and disc-condyle are defined in the TMJ), while the arrows indicate the direction in which the corresponding displacements are constrained.

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