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Table 1 Material properties and elements used in the present study

From: Stress and displacement pattern evaluation using two different palatal expanders in unilateral cleft lip and palate: a three-dimensional finite element analysis

S. no

Structures

Elements and nodes

Young’s modulus (MPa)

Poisson’s ratio

1

Cortical bone

Tetrahedral

13,700

0.30

2

Cancellous bone

Tetrahedral

7900

0.30

3

Sutures

Tetrahedral

10

0.49

4

Teeth

Tetrahedral

20,000

0.30