An improved model of 3-dimensional finite element analysis of mechanical behavior of endodontic instruments

Valérie Chevalier (1) , Reza Arbab-Chirani , Shabnam Arbab-Chirani (1) , Sylvain Calloch (1)

1 LBMS - Laboratoire brestois de mécanique et des systèmes

The aim of this study was to develop a numeric method to study the mechanical behavior of an endodontic instrument during different loading paths and to demonstrate the importance of the behavior model in the finite element results.

Valérie Chevalier, Reza Arbab-Chirani, Shabnam Arbab-Chirani, Sylvain Calloch. An improved model of 3-dimensional finite element analysis of mechanical behavior of endodontic instruments. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology, 2010, 109 (3), pp.e111-e121. ⟨10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.10.039⟩. ⟨hal-00489169⟩