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Objective To investigate the influences of loading time and loading angle on the stress, displacement of human periodontal ligament in dynamic jaw. Methods The three-dimensional assembly model of the mandible front teeth, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone was reconstructed by using the reverse engineering technology. The thickness of periodontal membranes was 0.2 mm. The stress, displacement at different positions of the periodontal ligaments during different jaw cycles were analyzed under dynamic load in the direction from bucca to tongue side with 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90° angle to the long axis of the tooth. Results During one jaw cycle, the ratio of the maximum to minimum value of the maximum residual stress due to different loading angles was 5.5, and the ratio of the maximum to minimum value of the maximum displacement was 8.1. The ratio of the maximum to minimum value of the maximum displacement which was caused by five jaw cycles was increased in the range from 1.02 to 1.35 with the increase of loading angles. The ratio of the maximum to minimum value of the maximum residual stress which was caused by different loading angles was increased in the range from 1.86 to 3.00 with the increase of jaw cycles. The location of the maximum stress was at the tongue side of the cervical margin at different loading angles, and the location of the maximum residual stress was distributed at different positions of the cervical margin. Most stress was accumulated at the root of the periodontal ligament under the 0° dynamic load. Conclusions The situation of the accumulated residual stresses and the uncertainties in the distribution of the maximum residual stresses should be observed in the clinical choice of mandible incisors fixed by bridge abutments; large angle force applied to the tooth was harmful to the periodontal ligament and rapid succession of chewing hard food should be avoided as much as possible during the clinical treatment.
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Objective To study the effects of the various thickness of periodontal ligament on stress and displacement of mandibular first molar and periodontal tissues during mesial movement of tooth in lingual orthodontics. Methods Based on the reverse engineering technology, the three-dimensional assembly models of the teeth, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone with the same height of alveolar bone were constructed, and thicknesses of the periodontal ligament was 0.15, 0.2, 0.25, 0.3 and 0.35 mm, respectively. The stress and displacement of periodontal ligament, root and surface of alveolar bone were analyzed under the condition of lingual tipping, rotation and translation movements. Results For the maximum stress of periodontal ligament, root and surface of alveolar bone due to different periodontal ligament thickness, the ratio of the maximum value to the minimum value was 1.46, 2.06 and 6.72, respectively. For the maximum displacement of root and the surface of alveolar bone, the ratio of the maximum value to the minimum value was 1.65 and 1.50, respectively. Corresponding with different thickness of periodontal ligament, the location of the maximum stress of root and periodontal tissues would change at root, periodontal furcation and tooth neck. Conclusions In clinical practice, changes of tooth neck, periodontal furcation and root should be observed carefully, and the translation movement is more conducive to the health of teeth and periodontal tissues for patients with thin thickness of periodontic ligament.