The Effects of Unilateral Alloplastic Temporomandibular Joint Replacement on the Opposite-Side Natural Joint: A Finite-Element Analysis

Bekcioglu, Burak; Bulut, Emel; Baş Akkor, Burcu

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2017.05.017

The Effects of Unilateral Alloplastic Temporomandibular Joint Replacement on the Opposite-Side Natural Joint: A Finite-Element Analysis

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Bekcioglu B., Bulut E., Baş Akkor B.

JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.75, no.11, pp.2316-2322, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 75 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.05.017
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.2316-2322
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the stress distribution on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prosthesis and contralateral natural TMJ with finite-element analysis.