Crack simulation in human teeth

Abstract

Early observations of cracks protect the teeth. The crack in teeth initiates due to the flaws, defect, or inappropriate fillings design. The brittleness allows the crack to extend from any notches over the enamel due to the lower plasticity. Therefore, in this issue, linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) assumptions will be used instead of the elastic–plastic fracture mechanics (EPFM). Traditionally, the vertical crack in the teeth is predominated. The load distributions over the crown and the cyclic loading will propagate the crack. There are limited works trying to simulate the crack in the teeth. In this work, the crack path (CP) and the fracture behavior of the tooth have been simulated. It was shown that LEFM is sufficient for such simulation.