Mechanical Strength and Viscoelastic Response of the Periodontal Ligament in Relation to Structure
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Figure 14
Changes in relaxation modulus , area, and
brightness of the birefringent fibres in the periodontal ligament
under four different deformations. Each point represents the mean of
six specimens, adapted from Komatsu et al. [62].