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Table 5 Parameters of springs for mandibular muscles

From: Experimental validation of finite element simulation of a new custom-designed fixation plate to treat mandibular angle fracture

 

Masseter muscle

Medial pterygoid muscle

Temporal muscle

Steel wire diameter (mm)

1.0

1.0

0.8

External diameter (mm)

8

8

6

Number of coils

30

35

25

Stiffness coefficient (N/mm)

166

138

147

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