Importance of a distal proximal contact on load transfer by implant-supported single adjacent crowns in posterior region of the mandible: a photoelastic study

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the importance of a distal proximal contact on the load transfer to the posterior region of the mandible by non-splinted adjacent implant-supported crowns using photoelastic stress analysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A rectangular model (68x30x15 mm) was made o...

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Main Authors: Fabio Afranio de Aguiar Junior, Rodrigo Tiossi, Ana Paula Macedo, Maria da Gloria Chiarello de Mattos, Ricardo Faria Ribeiro, Renata Cristina Silveira Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572013000500397&lng=en&tlng=en