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Rev Orthop Dento Faciale
Volume 33, Number 2, Juin 1999
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| Page(s) | 211 - 232 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/odf/1999016 | |
| Published online | 30 mars 2010 | |
Mécanique de l'enveloppe faciale 2 - Fente orale et concentration des contraintes (aspects fondamentaux)
Mechanics of the facial envelope 2 - Mouth orifice and stress concentration (fundamental aspects)
Faculté de chirurgie dentaire, 1, place Alexis Ricordeau, 44042 Nantes Cedex 01
Résumé
L'existence de la fente orale marque fortement le comportement mécanique de l'enveloppe faciale. Elle est à l'origine d'un phénomène de concentration de contrainte qui en fait un véritable opérateur transformant la mécanique locale de cette enveloppe. Les manifestations en sont lisibles non seulement sur l'anatomie même des tissus mous faciaux, mais aussi sur celle de leurs soutiens cartilagineux et osseux. Ce phénomène influence également la physiologie des muscles peauciers en obligeant ces derniers à composer avec lui, et en guidant les adaptations fonctionnelles de l'enveloppe.
Abstract
The existence of the mouth orifice strongly marks the mechanical behavior of the facial envelope. It is at the origin of a stress concentration phenomenon which makes it a genuine operator transforming the local mechanics of that envelope. Its expressions are not only readable on the very anatomy of the facial soft tissues but also on the anatomy of their cartilaginous or osseous supports. That phenomenon also exerts an influence on the physiology of the facial muscles when forcing the latter to compromise with it, and when leading the functional adaptations of the envelope.
Mots clés : Concentration de contrainte / Fente orale / Mécanique des tissus mous
Key words: Stress concentration / Mouth orifice / Soft tissue mechanics
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