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POBLETE, FELIPE ANDRÉS ORTIZ et al. Finite elements analisis in mouthguard for sports ativities. RPG, Rev. pós-grad. [online]. 2012, vol.19, n.4, pp. 159-164. ISSN 0104-5695.

The use of mouthguards in the practice of sports has expanded space in the prevention of oral trauma, and has presented performance improvement over its history. The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavior of complex dento alveolar buccal through the finite element method. The study was based on a template stereolitographic format come from a CT scan, which was converted to a 3D model by the program Rhinoceros® version 4.0, without a mouthguard (control) and mouthguard 4.0 mm thick copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate (EVA), which received two different loads (500, 1000 N) in ANSYS® v.12 under quasi-static linear and elastic character. We noticed that there was a pattern of behavior of the structures involved about the dissipation of tensions generated, and when the model was compared with the control model fitted with a mouthguard there was an absortion of the stresses generated in up to 50%, allowing to confirm the action of the mouthguard in literature and making its use mandatory for the practice of sports, especially the arrangements for closer contact.

Palavras-chave : Mouth protectors; Preventive Dentistry; Computing methodologies.