TY - GEN A1 - Kober, Cornelia A1 - Erdmann, Bodo A1 - Sader, Robert A1 - Zeilhofer, Hans-Florian T1 - Simulation of the Human Mandible: Comparison of Bone Mineral Density and Stress/Strain Profiles due to Masticatory Muscles' Traction N2 - The correlation of the inner architecture of bone and its functional loading was already stated by Wolff in 1892. Our objective is to demonstrate this interdependence in the case of the human mandible. For this purpose, stress/strain profiles occuring at a human lateral bite were simulated. Additionally, by a combination of computer graphics modules, a three--dimensional volumetric visualization of bone mineral density could be given. Qualitative correspondences between the density profile of the jaw and the simulated stress/strain profiles could be pointed out. In the long run, this might enable the use of the simulation for diagnosis and prognosis. The solution of the underlying partial differential equations describing linear elastic material behaviour was provided by an adaptive finite element method. Estimates of the discretization errors, local grid refinement, and multilevel techniques guaranteed the reliability and efficiency of the method. T3 - ZIB-Report - 03-23 KW - linear elasticity KW - finite element method KW - adaptive grid refinement KW - stress/strain analysis KW - human mandible Y1 - 2003 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-zib/frontdoor/index/index/docId/745 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0297-zib-7458 ER -