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3D Micro-Crack Propagation Simulation at Enamel/Adhesive Interface Using FE Submodeling and Element Death Techniques

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This study investigates micro-crack propagation at the enamel/adhesive interface using finite element (FE) submodeling and element death techniques. A three-dimensional (3D) FE macro-model of the enamel/adhesive/ceramic subjected to shear bond testing was generated and analyzed. A 3D micro-model with interfacial bonding structure was constructed at the upper enamel/adhesive interface where the stress concentration was found from the macro-model results. The morphology of this interfacial bonding structure (i.e., resin tag) was assigned based on resin tag geometry and enamel rod arrangement from a scanning electron microscopy micrograph. The boundary conditions for the micro-model were determined from the macro-model results. A custom iterative code combined with the element death technique was used to calculate the micro-crack propagation. Parallel experiments were performed to validate this FE simulation. The stress concentration within the adhesive occurred mainly at the upper corner near the enamel/adhesive interface and the resin tag base. A simulated fracture path was found at the resin tag base along the enamel/adhesive interface. A morphological observation of the fracture patterns obtained from in vitro testing corresponded with the simulation results. This study shows that the FE submodeling and element death techniques could be used to simulate the 3D micro-stress pattern and the crack propagation noted at the enamel/adhesive interface.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, 33302, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

    Heng-Liang Liu

  2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, 112, Taiwan

    Chun-Li Lin

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, 33302, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

    Ming-Tsung Sun

  4. Dental Department, Taoyuan Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Ding-Hu Road, Kwei-Shan, 33378, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

    Yen-Hsiang Chang

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Liu, HL., Lin, CL., Sun, MT. et al. 3D Micro-Crack Propagation Simulation at Enamel/Adhesive Interface Using FE Submodeling and Element Death Techniques. Ann Biomed Eng 38, 2004–2012 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-010-0047-x

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