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Table 3 The highest Von Mises stress levels calculated on the crowns and the roots of the teeth

From: A new method for the treatment of unilateral posterior cross-bite: a three-dimensional finite element stress analysis study

Tooth

Corticotomy applied side

Non-corticotomy side

Crown

Root

Crown

Root

Central incisor

0.18

0.04

0.19

0.05

Lateral incisor

0.35

0.23

0.35

0.27

Canine

0.67

0.00

0.69

0.00

First premolar

1.53

B:0.02 P:0.10

1.60

B:0.02 P:0.10

Second premolar

0.53

0.53

0.62

0.53

First molar

2.72

MB:0.87 dB:0.55 P:0.96

3.19

MB:0.89 dB:0.56 P:1.00

Second molar

1.07

MB:0.58 dB:0.51 P:0.96

1.10

MB:0.59 dB:0.65 P:1.01

  1. The values presented in the table were in GPa. B buccal root, P palatal root, MB
  2. mesiobuccal root, DB distobuccal root
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