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In vitro time-dependent response of periodontal ligament to mechanical loading.Sanctuary CS, Wiskott HW, Justiz J, Botsis J, Belser UC Laboratory of Applied Mechanics and Reliability Analysis, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland. This study examined the time-dependent response of bovine periodontal ligament (PDL). Applying linear viscoelastic theory, the objective was 1) to examine the linearity of the PDL's response in terms of its scaling and superposition property and 2) to generate the phase lag-vs.-frequency spectrum graph. PDL specimens were tested under three separate straining conditions: 1) tension ramp tests conducted at different strain rates, 2) pulling step-straining to 0.3 in discrete tests and to 0.3 and 0.6 in one continuous run, and 3) tension-compression sinusoidal oscillations. To this effect, bar-shaped specimens of bovine roots that comprised portions of dentin, PDL tissue, and alveolar bone were produced and strained in a microtensile machine. The experimental data demonstrated that neither the scaling nor the superposition properties were verified and that the viscoelastic response of the PDL was nonlinear. The PDL's elastic response was essentially stiffening, and its viscous component was pseudoplastic. The tangent of the PDL's strain-stress phase lag was in the 0-0.1 range in the tensile direction and in the 0.35-0.45 range in the compressive direction. In line with other biological tissues, the phase lag was largely independent of frequency. By use of the data generated, a mathematical model is outlined that reproduces both the elastic stiffening and viscous thinning of the PDL's response. Published 18 November 2005 in J Appl Physiol, 99(6): 2369-78.
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