Table 3 Interactions and boundary conditions elected for the present study
Friction coefficients | Co-Cr with Ti gr IV (Prosthetic framework with implant platform) | 0.15 |
Co-Cr with Ti gr V (Prosthetic framework with screw’s head) | 0.15 | |
Ti gr V with Ti gr IV (Screw’s body with inner implant platform) | 0.43 | |
Tie constrain | Screw’s body with inner implant body (simulating the threaded connection) | |
Merge | Outer implant’s surface with cortical and trabecular bone (simulating osteointegration) | |
Encastre | As boundary condition on the lower face of the bone (preventing rotations and/or displacements) | |