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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2013 Feb;143(2):281–290. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2012.06.019

Fig 7.

Fig 7

Stress (MPa) distribution in alveolar bone and tooth sockets; teeth, brackets, wire and PDL are hidden. The birth-death model (A, B, C) showed higher stress levels that that of the point force model. Equivalent (von Mises) stress: A and D; Tensile stress: B and E; Compressive stress: C and F.