Tooth Eruption Results from Bone Remodelling Driven by Bite Forces Sensed by Soft Tissue Dental Follicles: A Finite Element Analysis
Figure 6
Colour plot diagrams showing patterns of equivalent strain.
Four vertical sections of the mandible are shown, through each of the unerupted teeth during incisor loading (left side images) and right molar loading (right side images). Right (R) and left (L) joints are indicated respectively, while colour scales for incisor and molar loading images are shown separately. Irrespective of the pattern of loading applied, equivalent strain was maximal in soft tissues of the periodontal ligaments (red arrows) and dental follicles (green arrows), with generally lower levels of strain seen in hard tissues.