Development of a Titanium Plate for Mandibular Angle Fractures with a Bone Defect in the Lower Border: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical Test

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to develop a plate to treat mandibular angle fractures using the finite element method and mechanical testing. Material and Methods: A three-dimensional model of a fractured mandible was generated using Rhinoceros 4.0 software. The models were exported...

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Main Authors: Douglas Rangel Goulart, Daniel Takanori Kemmoku, Pedro Yoshito Noritomi, Márcio de Moraes
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Language:English
Published: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Odontology 2015-09-01
Series:eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2015/3/e5/v6n3e5ht.htm
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author Douglas Rangel Goulart
Daniel Takanori Kemmoku
Pedro Yoshito Noritomi
Márcio de Moraes
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Pedro Yoshito Noritomi
Márcio de Moraes
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description Objectives: The aim of the present study was to develop a plate to treat mandibular angle fractures using the finite element method and mechanical testing. Material and Methods: A three-dimensional model of a fractured mandible was generated using Rhinoceros 4.0 software. The models were exported to ANSYS®, in which a static application of displacement (3 mm) was performed in the first molar region. Three groups were assessed according to the method of internal fixation (2 mm system): two non-locking plates; two locking plates and a new design locking plate. The computational model was transferred to an in vitro experiment with polyurethane mandibles. Each group contained five samples and was subjected to a linear loading test in a universal testing machine. Results: A balanced distribution of stress was associated with the new plate design. This plate modified the mechanical behavior of the fractured region, with less displacement between the fractured segments. In the mechanical test, the group with two locking plates exhibited greater resistance to the 3 mm displacement, with a statistically significant difference when compared with the new plate group (ANOVA, P = 0.016). Conclusions: The new plate exhibited a more balanced distribution of stress. However, the group with two locking plates exhibited greater mechanical resistance.
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spelling doaj-art-398caefdafc24b7ba718bb939f7bfc982025-08-20T03:58:22ZengLithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of OdontologyeJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research2029-283X2015-09-0163e510.5037/jomr.2015.6305Development of a Titanium Plate for Mandibular Angle Fractures with a Bone Defect in the Lower Border: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical TestDouglas Rangel GoulartDaniel Takanori KemmokuPedro Yoshito NoritomiMárcio de MoraesObjectives: The aim of the present study was to develop a plate to treat mandibular angle fractures using the finite element method and mechanical testing. Material and Methods: A three-dimensional model of a fractured mandible was generated using Rhinoceros 4.0 software. The models were exported to ANSYS®, in which a static application of displacement (3 mm) was performed in the first molar region. Three groups were assessed according to the method of internal fixation (2 mm system): two non-locking plates; two locking plates and a new design locking plate. The computational model was transferred to an in vitro experiment with polyurethane mandibles. Each group contained five samples and was subjected to a linear loading test in a universal testing machine. Results: A balanced distribution of stress was associated with the new plate design. This plate modified the mechanical behavior of the fractured region, with less displacement between the fractured segments. In the mechanical test, the group with two locking plates exhibited greater resistance to the 3 mm displacement, with a statistically significant difference when compared with the new plate group (ANOVA, P = 0.016). Conclusions: The new plate exhibited a more balanced distribution of stress. However, the group with two locking plates exhibited greater mechanical resistance.http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2015/3/e5/v6n3e5ht.htmfacial injuriesfinite element analysisjaw fixation technicsfracture osteosynthesis
spellingShingle Douglas Rangel Goulart
Daniel Takanori Kemmoku
Pedro Yoshito Noritomi
Márcio de Moraes
Development of a Titanium Plate for Mandibular Angle Fractures with a Bone Defect in the Lower Border: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical Test
eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research
facial injuries
finite element analysis
jaw fixation technics
fracture osteosynthesis
title Development of a Titanium Plate for Mandibular Angle Fractures with a Bone Defect in the Lower Border: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical Test
title_full Development of a Titanium Plate for Mandibular Angle Fractures with a Bone Defect in the Lower Border: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical Test
title_fullStr Development of a Titanium Plate for Mandibular Angle Fractures with a Bone Defect in the Lower Border: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical Test
title_full_unstemmed Development of a Titanium Plate for Mandibular Angle Fractures with a Bone Defect in the Lower Border: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical Test
title_short Development of a Titanium Plate for Mandibular Angle Fractures with a Bone Defect in the Lower Border: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical Test
title_sort development of a titanium plate for mandibular angle fractures with a bone defect in the lower border finite element analysis and mechanical test
topic facial injuries
finite element analysis
jaw fixation technics
fracture osteosynthesis
url http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2015/3/e5/v6n3e5ht.htm
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