Validation of a heterogeneous elastic-biphasic model for the numerical simulation of the PDL

Marco Favino*, Christian Gross, Marcel Drolshagen, Ludger Keilig, James Deschner, Christoph Bourauel, Rolf Krause

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Abstract

An elastic-biphasic model for the simulation of the periodontal ligament (PDL) and the adjacent tooth is presented and investigated. The PDL is modelled as a biphasic material following the work of Ehlers and Markert (2001), whereas the tooth is modelled as a linear elastic body. A spatial discretisation scheme is proposed based on mixed finite elements for the spatial discretisation. Due to nonlinearity in the model, a predictor-corrector scheme is employed as a temporal discretisation scheme. In order to validate the PDL model, in vitro measurements are compared with numerical simulations. The numerical simulations are performed using geometries resulting from micro-CT scanner of the same porcine tooth, which was employed for the invitro measurements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)544-553
Number of pages10
JournalComputer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Volume16
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2013

Keywords

  • biphasic theory
  • elastic-biphasic coupling
  • finite elements
  • partial differential equation
  • periodontal ligament

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Science Applications

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