Finite Element Analysis and Appliences in Endodontics

Year 2024, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 177 - 187, 16.08.2024

Alper Kabakçı Ayça Yilmaz

Abstract

Finite Element Analysis or Finite Element Method is based on the principle of dividing a structure into a finite number of small elements. Widely used in design optimization and structural analysis, it is a sophisticated engineering tool that first emerged in the aerospace industry to study stress in complex airframe structures. This method, which finds a numerical solution to a specific problem, is used to analyze stresses and strains in complex mechanical systems. In endodontic use, it provides mathematical transformation and analysis of the mechanical properties of teeth and surrounding tissues and the materials used. It is mainly useful for detecting mechanical aspects of materials and tissues that cannot be measured in vivo. It has several advantages, it is comparable to studies on real models, and tests can be repeated with accuracy and without ethical concerns. This manuscript introduce the finite element analysis and reviews the the studies carried out in the field of endodontics on this subject.

Keywords

Endodontics, FEA, FEM, Finite Element Analysis

Sonlu Elemanlar Analizi ve Endodontideki Uygulamaları

Abstract

Sonlu Elemanlar Analizi veya Sonlu Elemanlar Yöntemi, bir yapının sonlu sayıda küçük elemana bölünmesi prensibine dayanır. Tasarım optimizasyonunda ve yapısal analizde yaygın olarak kullanılan, ilk olarak havacılık endüstrisinde karmaşık uçak gövdesi yapılarındaki gerilimi incelemek için ortaya çıkan sofistike bir mühendislik aracıdır. Belirli bir soruna sayısal çözüm bulan bu yöntem karmaşık mekanik sistemlerdeki gerilimleri ve gerinimleri analiz etmek için kullanılır. Endodontik amaçlı kullanımda diş ve çevre dokuların ve kullanılan materyallerin mekanik özelliklerinin matematiksel dönüşümünü ve analizini sağlar. Ağırlıklı olarak materyallerin ve dokuların in vivo olarak ölçülemeyen mekanik yönlerini saptamak için yararlıdır. Çeşitli avantajları vardır, gerçek modeller üzerinde yapılan çalışmalarla karşılaştırılabilir ve testler doğrulukla ve etik kaygılar olmadan tekrarlanabilir. Bu makalede Sonlu Elemanlar Analizi yöntemi hakkında bilgi vermek ve bu konuda endodonti alanında yapılan çalışmaların derlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

Endodonti, FEA, FEM, Sonlu Elemanlar Analizi

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