Hello. I'm working on my study in orthodontic department of dentistry.
I'm trying to figure it out how the stress distribution and tooth movement would be presented when wire is engaged in crowded teeth.
I'm going to use software for finite element method, such as ANSYS or Solidworks etc..
I've watched many videos but every simulation starts with a situation tha force is not applied at the first, and forces are applied after the simulation started.
But when the wire is engaged to the brackets of the teeth, forces are appied from the first which means wire is deformed already before the simulation starts.
Any idea about wire engageing in crowded teeth? I think it would be possible if i could simulate that wire passes through the holes of walls that is not located on the straight line.
Thanks
In ANSYS You must use coupling of DOF(degree of freedom) .This will couple nodes and move together.
Dear Tae Hyun Kim,
as an Abaqus user, I can tell you that if you are interested in performing a simple static analysis there is the option in Abaqus/CAE to add pre-stress on the parts you like at the initiation of the analysis as a predefined field. This option is available also for other loading steps such as coupled temperature-displacement etc. In most FE software there should be such an option. Look for pre-stress/pre-strain keywords or "loading at initial conditions".
Regards,
Anargyros
In ANSYS You must use coupling of DOF(degree of freedom) .This will couple nodes and move together.
I would think you might have unwanted forces on the roots of the teeth if through crowding the crowns are not free to move.
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