Three-dimensional mechanical environment of orthodontic tooth movement and root resorption. 2008

Rodrigo F Viecilli, and Thomas R Katona, and Jie Chen, and James K Hartsfield, and W Eugene Roberts
Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Orthodontics and Orofacial Genetics, Indiana University School of Dentistry and Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis, Ind 46202, USA. rviecill@iupui.edu

BACKGROUND The tension-compression theory of bone mechanotransduction is ubiquitous in orthodontics. However, partly due to deficiencies in the characterization of the mechanical environment, there is no consensus on the mechanisms that link stimuli to root resorption and bone response. In this study, we analyzed the predominant directions of tension and compression in the alveolar structures. METHODS An idealized tooth model was constructed with computer-aided design for finite element stress analysis. The principal stress magnitudes and directions were calculated in tipping and translation. RESULTS The highest principal stress magnitudes in the root, periodontal ligament (PDL), and alveolar surface occurred predominantly in the longitudinal, radial, and hoop directions, respectively. On the compression side, the only structure consistently in compression in all directions was the PDL; however, magnitudes were different in different directions. CONCLUSIONS In the same region of root, PDL, and bone, there can be compression in 1 structure and tension in another. At a given point in a structure, compression and tension can coexist in different directions. Magnitudes of compression and tension are typically different in different directions. Because of direction swaps between principal stresses, previously published data of only stress magnitude plots can be confusing and perhaps impossible to understand or correlate with biological responses. To prevent ambiguities, a reference to a principal stress should include not only the structure, but also its predominant direction. Combined stress magnitude and direction results suggest that the PDL is the initiator of mechanotransduction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009716 Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted Computer-assisted study of methods for obtaining useful quantitative solutions to problems that have been expressed mathematically. Analysis, Computer-Assisted Numerical,Computer-Assisted Numerical Analysis,Analyses, Computer-Assisted Numerical,Analysis, Computer Assisted Numerical,Computer Assisted Numerical Analysis,Computer-Assisted Numerical Analyses,Numerical Analyses, Computer-Assisted,Numerical Analysis, Computer Assisted
D010513 Periodontal Ligament The fibrous CONNECTIVE TISSUE surrounding the TOOTH ROOT, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS). Alveolodental Ligament,Alveolodental Membrane,Gomphosis,Alveolodental Ligaments,Alveolodental Membranes,Gomphoses,Ligament, Alveolodental,Ligament, Periodontal,Membrane, Alveolodental,Periodontal Ligaments
D003198 Computer Simulation Computer-based representation of physical systems and phenomena such as chemical processes. Computational Modeling,Computational Modelling,Computer Models,In silico Modeling,In silico Models,In silico Simulation,Models, Computer,Computerized Models,Computer Model,Computer Simulations,Computerized Model,In silico Model,Model, Computer,Model, Computerized,Model, In silico,Modeling, Computational,Modeling, In silico,Modelling, Computational,Simulation, Computer,Simulation, In silico,Simulations, Computer
D003481 Cuspid The third tooth to the left and to the right of the midline of either jaw, situated between the second INCISOR and the premolar teeth (BICUSPID). (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p817) Canine Tooth,Canine Teeth,Cuspids,Teeth, Canine,Tooth, Canine
D003799 Dental Stress Analysis The description and measurement of the various factors that produce physical stress upon dental restorations, prostheses, or appliances, materials associated with them, or the natural oral structures. Analyses, Dental Stress,Analysis, Dental Stress,Stress Analyses, Dental,Stress Analysis, Dental,Dental Stress Analyses
D000539 Alveolar Process The thickest and spongiest part of the maxilla and mandible hollowed out into deep cavities for the teeth. Alveolar Ridge,Alveolar Processes,Process, Alveolar,Processes, Alveolar,Ridge, Alveolar
D012391 Root Resorption Resorption in which cementum or dentin is lost from the root of a tooth owing to cementoclastic or osteoclastic activity in conditions such as trauma of occlusion or neoplasms. (Dorland, 27th ed) Resorption, Root,Resorptions, Root,Root Resorptions
D013314 Stress, Mechanical A purely physical condition which exists within any material because of strain or deformation by external forces or by non-uniform thermal expansion; expressed quantitatively in units of force per unit area. Mechanical Stress,Mechanical Stresses,Stresses, Mechanical
D013718 Tensile Strength The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p2001) Strength, Tensile,Strengths, Tensile,Tensile Strengths
D014087 Tooth Movement Techniques Orthodontic techniques used to correct the malposition of a tooth or teeth. Tooth Depression,Tooth Intrusion,Tooth Movement, Minor,Tooth Uprighting,Orthodontic Tooth Movement,Depression, Tooth,Depressions, Tooth,Intrusion, Tooth,Intrusions, Tooth,Minor Tooth Movement,Minor Tooth Movements,Movement Technique, Tooth,Movement Techniques, Tooth,Movement, Orthodontic Tooth,Movements, Orthodontic Tooth,Orthodontic Tooth Movements,Technique, Tooth Movement,Techniques, Tooth Movement,Tooth Depressions,Tooth Intrusions,Tooth Movement Technique,Tooth Movement, Orthodontic,Tooth Movements, Minor,Tooth Movements, Orthodontic,Tooth Uprightings,Uprighting, Tooth,Uprightings, Tooth

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