University of Connecticut Health

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

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Force System with Vertical V-Bends: A 3D In Vitro Assessment of Elastic and Rigid Rectangular Archwires

Madhur Upadhyay¹, Raja Shah², Sachin Agarwal³, Meenakshi Vishwanath⁴, Po-Jung Chen⁵, Takafumi Asaki⁶, Donald Peterson⁷

¹Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut Health, ²Private Practice, ³Department of Orthodontics, University of Melbourne, ⁴Department of Orthodontics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, ⁵Department of Craniofacial Sciences, University of Connecticut Health, ⁶Biomedical Engineering, University of Hartford, ⁷Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Northern Illinois University

The method presented here is designed to construct and validate an in vitro 3D model capable of measuring the force system generated by different archwires with V-bends placed between two brackets. Additional objectives are to compare this force system with different types of archwires and to previous models.

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A Finite Element Approach for Locating the Center of Resistance of Maxillary Teeth

Bill Luu¹, Edward Anthony Cronauer², Vaibhav Gandhi¹, Jonathan Kaplan³, David M. Pierce^3,4, Madhur Upadhyay¹

¹Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut Health, ²Private Practice, Miami, FL, ³Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, ⁴Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut

This study outlines the necessary tools for utilizing low-dose three-dimensional cone beam-based patient images of the maxilla and maxillary teeth to obtain finite element models. These patient models are then used to accurately locate the C_RES of all the maxillary teeth.