A Computerized Simulation of the Occlusal Surface in Equine Cheek Teeth: A Simplified Model.

ABSTRACT: Equine mastication, as well as dental wear patterns, is highly important for the development of treatments in equine dentistry. During the last decades, the stress and strain distributions of equine teeth have been successfully simulated using finite element analysis. Yet, to date, there is no simulation available for dental tooth wear in equines. In this study, we developed a simplified two-dimensional computer simulation of dental wear. It provides a first tentative explanation for the development of the marked physiological inclination of the occlusal surface and for pathological conditions such as sharp enamel points in equine cheek teeth. The mechanical properties of the dental structures as well as the movement of the mandible during the equine chewing cycle were simulated according

SUBMITTER: Sterkenburgh T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8761981 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature