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International Journal of Implant Dentistry
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Fig. 2

From: Biomechanical finite element analysis of short-implant-supported, 3-unit, fixed CAD/CAM prostheses in the posterior mandible

Fig. 2

Components, boundary conditions, and mesh density of a study model. An example of the splinted, 3-implant configuration is shown for the loading of the 1st molar. Components of the assembly: prosthetic restoration (violet), implants (dark grey), bone (yellow) and embedding (light grey). The model is aligned vertically (top left) or tilted at 30° (top right). The vertical force of 100 N (green arrow) with DOF 3 is applied on the reference node. The node is constrained in all directions (black support symbols including numbers), except the vertical direction (DOF 3). Kinematic coupling (dark red) is done with all DOFs. The embedding is constrained as indicated. The inset on the left bottom shows the mesh at the boundaries between crown, implant, bone and embedding. The bottom right image illustrates the osseointegration of the implants in the mandible

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