Research Article

The Use of Customized Three-Dimensionally Printed Mandible Prostheses with a Pressure-Reducing Device: A Finite Element Analysis in Different Chewing Positions, Biomechanical Testing, and In Vivo Animal Study Using Lanyu Pigs

Table 6

Maximum values for total deformation, von Mises stress, von Mises equivalent strain, and principal stress of CMP-PRD and retentive screws by FEA under the clenching (CP1 to CP4), protrusion (PP1 to PP4), and right (RP1 to RP4) and left excursion conditions (LP1 to LP4) in the human model.

Human modelTotal deformation max (mm)Equivalent stress max (MPa)Equivalent elastic strain max (mm/mm)Strain energy max (mJ)Equivalent stress max-ant. screws (MPa)Equivalent stress max-post. screws (MPa)Principal stress max-ant. mandible (MPa)Principal stress max-post. mandible (MPa)

CP11.2521250.2750.0220.520227.200430.91256.58991.526
CP21.8711104.9780.0231.072215.658436.29570.74992.837
CP31.2421198.7200.0230.541219.410459.74754.92995.803
CP41.7511194.3290.0210.491215.812409.83069.87787.207
PP11.1781323.0870.0220.546115.568420.08649.05187.805
PP21.3101172.7660.0240.70997.663470.42556.48996.089
PP31.2981270.5960.0230.70298.762465.35956.55194.826
PP41.3411245.3790.0230.698104.558452.52455.65193.018
LP11.1331319.8200.0220.511132.779459.03652.79695.807
LP20.9551172.5920.0240.563128.120471.82440.12598.156
LP31.1071264.9020.0240.467129.189483.62348.62298.668
LP40.9141239.4350.0230.560133.562451.39740.64694.789
RP11.5881369.5030.0210.915111.398409.99271.49188.334
RP21.9591210.2310.0231.42591.646477.05689.64896.940
RP31.7741308.1700.0231.23392.033463.89783.64495.229
RP41.9911283.4920.0231.40897.475460.47388.56494.689