CRANIOFACIAL STRESS PATTERNS AND DISPLACEMENTS AFTER ACTIVATION OF HYRAX DEVICE: FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING

Rapid maxillary expansion is employed for the treatment of cross-bite and deficiency of transversal dimension of the maxilla in patients with and without cleft of palate and lip. For this procedure, generally, different orthodontic appliances and devices generating significant transversal forces are...

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Main Authors: Sergei Bosiakov, Anastasiya Vinokurova, Andrei Dosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Niš 2017-12-01
Series:Facta Universitatis. Series: Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:http://casopisi.junis.ni.ac.rs/index.php/FUMechEng/article/view/2311