Stress analysis of a fixed implant-supported denture by the finite element method (FEM) when varying the number of teeth used as abutments

• Main Authors: Marcos Daniel Septímio Lanza (Author), Paulo Isaías Seraidarian (Author), Wellington Correa Jansen (Author), Marcos Dias Lanza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: In some clinical situations, dentists come across partially edentulous patients, and it might be necessary to connect teeth to implants. The aim of this study was to evaluate a metal-ceramic fixed tooth/implant-supported denture with a straight segment, located in the posterior region of...