Stress analysis of different configurations of 3 implants to support a fixed prosthesis in an edentulous jaw

This study's aims was to evaluate the stress distribution in a mandibular implant-supported prosthesis and peri-implant bone considering implant quantity, diameter and position using linear 3-D finite element analysis. Models of an anterior jaw comprised 4 groups according to implant quantity,...

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Main Authors: João Paulo da Silva-Neto, Marcele Jardim Pimentel, Flávio Domingues das Neves, Rafael Leonardo Xediek Consani, Mateus Bertolini Fernandes dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2014-01-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242014000100214&lng=en&tlng=en