下颌前磨牙扭转与颞下颌关节应力分布的有限元分析

目的:用有限元方法分析当牙发生扭转后,在咬合载荷的作用下,双侧髁突应力的变化。方法:利用在ANSYS中建立左侧下颌第二前磨牙与颞下颌关节的三维有限元模型,设计下颌第二前磨牙ICO加载和下颌第二前磨牙逆时针方向水平扭转30°后,进行相同上颌牙列情况下的咬合加载的工况,通过软件运算后,研究髁突处应力分布变化的规律。结果:在下颌第二前磨牙水平扭转30°后,在加载侧髁突上产生了异常的应力效应,应力分布趋势变得规律性较差。其中,最大主应力和VonMises应力由正常加载的从内侧向外侧过渡增大,变成由内向外呈先减小后增大再减小的趋势。扭转加载时,双侧髁突应力水平较正常牙位加载工况下髁突的应力低,尤以加载对侧髁突应力减小明显。结论:单侧前磨牙扭转,可致加载侧髁突拉应力分布规律明显变差。

Analysis of the influence of lower premolar rotation on TMJ stress distribution by finite element method

PURPOSE: To evaluate the resultant differences of stress distribution in bilateral condyle when occlusal loads were changed with teeth rotation. METHODS: A three-dimensional FEA model containing human TMJ and left lower second premolar was developed using commercial FEA software ANSYS. Lower second premolar was applied with ICO occlusal loading in the load case 1. According to the same upper dentition in the load case 2, lower premolar was applied with occlusal loading when it was rotated 30 degree counter-clockwise in Frankfort horizontal plane level. In this two load cases, the different stress distributions of the condyle was investigated. RESULTS: The stress distribution of loading side condyle had changed abnormally when premolar rotation was performed. It had showed more disorderly than ICO loading in load case 1. In load case 1 the maximum main stress and Von Mises stress values increased from medial pole to lateral pole. In load case 2, the stress values mainly decreased from medial pole to lateral pole,but along the path there were some parts with values-increasing . The stress values of bilateral condyle in load case 2 were lower than that in load case 1,especially for the stress values of the opposite condyle. CONCLUSIONS: The stress distribution of loading side condyle got in disorder resulting from rotation of unilateral lower premolar.