The effect of periapical bone defects on stress distribution in teeth with periapical periodontitis: a finite element analysis

• Main Authors: ShuoMin Chen (Author), ZhangYan Ye (Author), XinHua Hong (Author), Liang Chen (Author), LinMei Wu (Author), Yilin Wang (Author), YuGe Chen (Author), MengHan Wu (Author), Jun Wang (Author), QinHui Zhang (Author), YuTian Wu (Author), XiaoYu Sun (Author), Xi Ding (Author), ShengBin Huang (Author), ShuFan Zhao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Apical periodontitis directly affects the stress state of the affected tooth owing to the destruction of the periapical bone. Understanding the mechanical of periapical bone defects/tooth is clinically meaningful. In this study, we evaluate the effect of periapical bone defects o...