Predicting the holistic force-displacement relation of the periodontal ligament: in-vitro experiments and finite element analysis

Table 1 The variations in the volume of the alveolar bone and the tooth at each load step (relative to zero force and displacement)

Applied Displacement	Alveolar Bone Volume (mm ³)	Error (%)	Tooth Volume (mm ³)	Error (%)
0 mm	4117.65	–	322.14	–
0.17 mm	4085.32	0.7	323.93	0.6
0.34 mm	4080.62	0.8	324.01	0.6
0.60 mm	4088.57	0.7	323.24	0.3
0.86 mm	4080.59	0.9	323.33	0.4
1.28 mm	4106.22	0.3	322.53	0.1

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