Viscoelastic Response of the Periodontal Ligament: An Experimental–Numerical Analysis
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Connective Tissue Research
- Vol. 45 (4-5) , 222-230
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03008200490885742
Abstract
A viscoelastic constitutive model for the periodontal ligament (PDL) capable of accounting for large strains, anisotropy, and inelastic time-dependent effects was developed. Anisotropy characteristics are determined by the composite nature of the tissue and, in particular, by the distribution of collagen fibres. Time-dependent viscous phenomena are due to microstructural modifications during loading, such as fluid fluxes moving through the solid matrix and the internal rearrangement of fibers and constitutive adaptation. The viscoelastic model presented here was implemented in a general purpose finite element code. In vitro experimental tests were carried out on the PDL specimens of adult pigs to obtain stress-relaxation and cyclic stress-strain curves. The comparison of experimental and numerical results revealed good correspondence and confirmed the capability of the formulation assumed to properly interpret the viscoelastic behavior of the PDL.Keywords
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