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Adaptation of the Mechanical Properties of Subchondral Bone in the Temporomandibular Joint Due to Altered Loading

Zaylor, William
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1367431711

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2013, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Mechanical Engineering (Engineering and Technology).
In this study I investigate the changes in the mechanical properties of trabecular bone due to altered loading. The bone samples come from porcine mandibular condyles of treated and untreated pigs from a previous study. The treated animals wore one of two kinds of occlusal splints which presumably altered the loading on the mandibular condyle. This study uses micro-CT images of the mandibular condyles to render a finite element mesh of the trabecular structure. Uniaxial compression was then simulated with finite element analysis to determine the apparent modulus of the bone samples. It was found that one of the splinting treatments significantly reduced the apparent modulus and bone volume fraction in the central region of the mandibular condyle. This study also used experimental uniaxial compression tests of fresh bone samples to validate the finite element model. It was found that there was 30% agreement between the finite element model and the experimental results for the apparent modulus in the anterior-posterior, and medial-lateral directions.
John Cotton (Advisor)
76 p.
Biomechanics
Trabecular bone; trabecular bone mechanics; porcine mandibular condyle; trabecular bone apparent modulus; FEA; compression; experimental compression

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  • Zaylor, W. (2013). Adaptation of the Mechanical Properties of Subchondral Bone in the Temporomandibular Joint Due to Altered Loading [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1367431711

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zaylor, William. Adaptation of the Mechanical Properties of Subchondral Bone in the Temporomandibular Joint Due to Altered Loading. 2013. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1367431711.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zaylor, William. "Adaptation of the Mechanical Properties of Subchondral Bone in the Temporomandibular Joint Due to Altered Loading." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1367431711

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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