Implant-supported titanium framework: photoelastic analysis before and after spark erosion procedure

• Main Authors: Mauricio Pompeu Cariello (Author), Mauro Antonio de Arruda Nóbilo (Author), Guilherme Elias Pessanha Henriques (Author), Marcelo Ferraz Mesquita (Author), Rafael Leonardo Xediek (Author), Andréa Fabiana de Lira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: This study used a photoelastic analysis to evaluate the passive fit of titanium cast laser welding frameworks before and after spark erosion procedure. Methods: A stainless steel cast was used in order to reproduce a human mandible. Five Multi-Unit abutment analogs were attached to this cast an...