COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS IN ORTHODONTICS
Nowadays, the use of oral implants and prostheses for the partial and total treatment has increased significantly as a real alternative to removable dentures. Finite element analysis has been used in dentistry to investigate a wide range of topics, such as structure of teeth, biomaterials and restorations, dental implants and root canals. I applied computational mechanics in orthodontics to study and increase the phenomenological knowledge of oral implants (Marcé-Nogué et al. 2013 and Walter et al. 2013) and to have empirical and analytical tools that help to make the optimal clinical decision in orthodontic interventions. The main computational challenge in this kind of simulations is the characterization of the high non-linear properties of the Peridental ligament and the definitions of non-linear contacts between the different parts (Bucchi et al 2019).
These works were done in cooperation with the Department of Orthodontics of the Universitat International de Catalunya were I supervised two master thesis and with researchers of the Universitat de Barcelona and the Universidad de la Frontera, Chile.Universidad de La Frontera.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Bucchi, C., Marcé-Nogué, J., Galler, K.M. & Widbiller, M. (2019). Biomechanical performance of an immature maxillary central incisor after revitalization: a finite element analysis. International Endodontic Journal. iej.13159 (url)
- Walter A., Winsauer H., Marcé-Nogué J., Mojal S., Puigdollers A. (2013). Design characteristics, primary stability and risk of fracture of orthodontic mini-Implants: Pilot scan electron microscope and mechanical studies. Med Oral Patol Oral y Cir Bucal. 18: e804–e810. (url)
- Marcé-Nogué J., Walter A., Gil L., Puigdollers A. (2013). Finite Element Comparison of 10 Orthodontic Microscrews with Different Cortical Bone Parameters. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2013;28: e177–e189. (url)