Machined and plastic copings in three-element prostheses with different types of implantabutment joints: a strain gauge comparative analysis

• Main Authors: Renato Sussumu Nishioka (Author), Lea Nogueira Braulino de Melo Nishioka (Author), Celina Wanderley Abreu (Author), Luis Gustavo Oliveira de Vasconcellos (Author), Ivan Balducci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Using strain gauge (SG) analysis, the aim of this in vitro study was quantify the strain development during the fixation of three-unit screw implant-supported fixed partial dentures, varying the types of implant-abutment joints and the type of prosthetic coping. The hypotheses were that t...