Journal
COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 188-198Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2015.1006207
Keywords
hyperelastic constitutive model; finite element simulation; nanoindentation; parameter identification; periodontal ligament
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51305208]
- Postdoctoral Science Foundation Project of Jiangsu province [1102046C]
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The V-W exponential hyperelastic model is adopted to describe the instantaneous elastic response of the periodontal ligament (PDL). The general theoretical framework of constitutive modeling is described based on nonlinear continuum mechanics, and the elasticity tensor used to develop UMAT subroutine is formulated. Nanoindentation experiment is performed to characterize mechanical properties of an adult pig PDL specimen. Then the experiment is simulated by using the finite element (FE) analysis. Meanwhile, the optimized material parameters are identified by the inverse FE method. The good agreement between the simulated results and experimental data demonstrates that the V-W model is capable of describing the mechanical behavior of the PDL. Therefore, the model and its implementation into FE code are validated. By using the model, we simulate the tooth movement under orthodontic loading to predict the mechanical responses of the PDL. The results show that local concentrations of stress and strain in the PDL are found.
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