Zabir,, F. A.; Abdullah, , A. S.; Abu Osman, , N. A.; Radzi,, Z.; Yahya, , N. A.; Abu Kasim, N. H. (2008) Finite element analysis of an automated rapid maxillary expander (ARME). 4th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2008, Vols 1 and 2, 21 (21). pp. 417-419. ISSN 1680-0737
Abstract
An Automated Rapid Maxillary Expander (ARME), is a specially designed orthodontic appliance to overcome the shortcomings imposed by the traditional butterfly expansion appliance. It operates by automatically widening the maxilla (upper jaw) by expanding the midpalatal suture [1]. This procedure is not feasible after late teenage years due to more rigid facial skeleton features. According to the study by Cozzani [2], the activation of the device could produce 0.25 mm of expansion per day. Over the period of 2 weeks, the expansion produced is up to 7 mm in total [1]. For this study, we explored the mechanism involved in the ARME appliance by using Finite Element Modeling method.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Creators: | - Zabir,, F. A.
- Abdullah, , A. S.
- Abu Osman, , N. A.
- Radzi,, Z.
- Yahya, , N. A.
- Abu Kasim, N. H.
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| Journal or Publication Title: | 4th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2008, Vols 1 and 2 |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Maxillary Expansion; Micro controller; Automated; Orthodontics; Finite Element |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RK Dentistry |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Dentistry > Dept of Conservative Dentistry |
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| Depositing User: | Associate Prof. Dr. Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim |
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| Date Deposited: | 03 Jan 2012 11:25 |
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| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2012 17:04 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/2318 |
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