Abstract
The purpose of this study was to simulate the process of bone resorption under removable denture bases. Two dimensional finite element models were prepared for the frontal section of a maxillary complete denture with its supporting mucosa and bone in the first molar region. Simulations were performed with the optimization program which could proportionally move the nodal points according to the stress level difference between the actual and the reference stress level.
By exerting loads on occlusal table of the model, the bone resorption progressed inthe similar manner to reported clinical observations. The location and magnitudeof the resorption were highly related to the location and direction of the loads.
