Table 1.

Finite element model specifications.

Constants across all models	Cortical bone				PDL		Screws	Teeth	Trabecular tissue
# elements	313 939				74 999		10 963	68 349	153 884
Young’s modulus (E)	Heterogeneous				0.00068		105	17 or 24.5	1,2,3, or 10
Poisson’s ratio (υ)	Heterogeneous				0.49		0.36	0.3	0.3
Variables across models	Model A	Model B	Model C	Model D	Model E	Model F	Model G	Model H	Model I
Material properties (E)
Trabecular Tissue	1 GPa	2 GPa	3 GPa	10 GPa
Teeth	17 GPa				24.5 GPa
Constraints
Balancing (Right) Side TMJ	Translation along X, Y, Z axes constrained					Translation along X, Y axes constrained
Working (Left) Side TMJ	Translation along X, Y axes constrained					Translation along X, Y, Z axes constrained
Left P3 and P4	Translation along X axis constrained					Translation along X,Y,Z axes constrained			none
Left M1	Translation along X axis constrained					Translation along X,Y,Z axes constrained
Left M2 and M3	Translation along X axis constrained					Translation along X,Y,Z axes constrained	none		Translation along X,Y,Z axes constrained
Time of muscle force modeling	Time of Max Muscle Force							Time of Max strain in LLAT gage

Axes: X =supero-inferior; Y =anteroposterior; Z =mediolateral