Design of Customised Orthodontic Devices by Digital Imaging and CAD/FEM Modelling

Sandro Barone, Alessandro Paoli, Armando Viviano Razionale, Roberto Savignano

2016

Abstract

In recent years, the public demand of less invasive orthodontic treatments has led to the development of appliances that are smaller, lower profile and more transparent with respect to conventional brackets and wires. Among aesthetic appliances, removable thermoplastic aligners gained instant appeal to patients since able to perform comprehensive orthodontic treatments without sacrificing comfort issues. The aligner must deliver an appropriate force in order to move the tooth into the expected position. However, at present, the relationship between applied force and aligner properties (i.e., aligner’s thickness) is poorly understood. In this paper, a patient-specific framework has been developed to simulate orthodontic tooth movements by using aligners. In particular, a finite element model has been created in order to optimise the aligner’s thickness with regard to the magnitude of the force-moment system delivered to a mandibular central incisor during bucco-lingual tipping.

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Barone S., Paoli A., Razionale A. and Savignano R. (2016). Design of Customised Orthodontic Devices by Digital Imaging and CAD/FEM Modelling . In Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: BIOIMAGING, (BIOSTEC 2016) ISBN 978-989-758-170-0, pages 44-52. DOI: 10.5220/0005821000440052


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@conference{bioimaging16,
author={Sandro Barone and Alessandro Paoli and Armando Viviano Razionale and Roberto Savignano},
title={Design of Customised Orthodontic Devices by Digital Imaging and CAD/FEM Modelling},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: BIOIMAGING, (BIOSTEC 2016)},
year={2016},
pages={44-52},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005821000440052},
isbn={978-989-758-170-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: BIOIMAGING, (BIOSTEC 2016)
TI - Design of Customised Orthodontic Devices by Digital Imaging and CAD/FEM Modelling
SN - 978-989-758-170-0
AU - Barone S.
AU - Paoli A.
AU - Razionale A.
AU - Savignano R.
PY - 2016
SP - 44
EP - 52
DO - 10.5220/0005821000440052