A nonlinear poroelastic model for the periodontal ligament

Marco Favino*, Christoph Bourauel, Rolf Krause

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Abstract

ABSTRACT: A coupled elastic-poroelastic model for the simulation of the PDL and the adjacent tooth is presented. A poroelastic constitutive material model for the periodontal ligament (PDL) is derived. The solid phase is modeled by means of a Fung material law, accounting for large displacements and strains. Numerical solutions are performed by means of a multigrid Newton method to solve the arising large nonlinear system. Finally, by means of numerical experiments, the biomechanical response of the PDL is studied. In particular, the effect of the hydraulic conductivity and of the mechanical parameters of a Fung potential is investigated in two realistic applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)172-181
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 3 2016

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Keywords

  • Periodontal ligament; Porous medium; Poroelastic model; non-linear mechanics; coupled model; saddle; point problems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Computational Mathematics

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