Main description:

This book provides an insight into the latest advances in bone fracture healing and remodeling algorithm and their incorporation into patient-specific finite element models and the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict the bone regeneration and osseointegration process with a certain degree of accuracy. It also examines the applications of numerical models to simulate the fracture healing process, which may prove to be advantageous in determining the optimal mechanical-based treatment or reconstruction after an accident or illness. This book is aimed at medical and dental professionals who are involved in implantology and tissue engineering such as dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, students, and researchers.

Contents:

1 Introduction
Abstract1.1 Concluding RemarksReferences
2 The Finite Element ApproachAbstract2.1 History behind the Approach2.2 Mesh and Mesh-Free2.3 General Principles2.4 Constructing the Model2.5 Assigning Materials Properties of Bone2.6 Issue with Non-Linearity2.7 Accuracy of FEM2.8 Concluding RemarksReferences
3 Understanding the BiomechanicsAbstract3.1 Biomechanics of the Mandible3.1.1 Hypotheses based on Non-Lever Action3.2 Biomechanics of the Temporomandibular Joint3.3 Concluding RemarksReferences
4 Mathematical Analysis of the MandibleAbstract4.1 Tooth Contact and the Biting Force4.2 Calculating Forces at the TMJ4.3 Barbenel's Analysis4.4 Pruim, De Jongh, Ten Bosch's Analysis4.5 Throckmorton and Throckmorton's Analysis4.6 Concluding RemarksReferences
5 Understanding Bone StructuresAbstract5.1 Bone Healing Process5.2 Fracture Healing and Numerical Simulation5.3 Bone Remodeling around Dental Implants5.3.1 Strain Energy Density5.3.2 Mechanobiological Approach5.3.3 Stanford Theory5.4 Concluding RemarksReferences
6 Patient-Specific ModelingAbstract6.1 Mechanical Properties of Bone Tissue from CT Scans6.1.1 Hounsfield Units to Density6.1.2 Cortical Bone6.1.3 Cancellous Bone6.2 Muscle Forces and other Boundary Conditions6.3 Concluding RemarksReferences
7 Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Neural NetworkAbstract7.1 Fuzzy Logic7.2 Machine Learning and Neural Network7.2.1 Predicting the Osseointegration Process7.2.2 Design Optimization7.2.3 Bone Healing and Remodeling7.3 Concluding RemarksReferences