Effect of Splinting of Tilted External Hexagon Implants on 3-Unit Implant-Supported Prostheses in the Posterior Maxilla: A 3D Finite Element Analysis.
Daniel A de Faria AlmeidaFellippo R VerriCleidiel Aparecido Araujo LemosVictor Eduardo de Souza BatistaJoel Ferreira Santiago JuniorCleber D D R D RosaPedro Y NoritomiEduardo Piza PellizzerPublished in: Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists (2021)
Tilted implants increased proportionally the stress on bone tissue and prosthetic screws of models. Additionally, splinting restorations reduced the stress concentration area in the simulated bone tissue, implants, and prosthetic screws in the first molar, as the stress was shared with the adjacent implants. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.