Objective To study the effect of planting denture’s relative height on interdental food impaction by using finite element method and provide helpful reference for dentists.Methods Four experimental groups were designed.Simplified tooth models were established and meshed.Loads were applied to the models and boundary conditions were constrained in the state of teeth chewing.Finite element method was employed to analyze the deformation of teeth and impacted object.Results When the force exerting on the impacted object was in the range of 0 to 5.5N,the distance between denture and tooth after planting denture was less than that between the normal teeth.The deformation was the minimum when the denture was lower than tooth.Conclusions When the force exerting on the impacted object is in the range of 0 to 5.5N,interdental food impaction is easier to occur after planting denture,and interdental food impaction may more likely be prevented when denture is lower than tooth.
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