The Use of the Finite Elements Method (FEM) to Determine the Optimal Angle of Force Application in Relation to Grooves Notched into a Zirconia Coping with the Aim of Reducing Load on a Connection with Veneering Ceramic

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:4.71em"/><col style="width:8.12em"/><col style="width:6.48em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Material</td><td class="align_center">Young’s Modulus</td><td class="align_center">Poisson ratio</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Zirconia</td><td class="align_center">205 GPa</td><td class="align_center">0.16</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ceramic</td><td class="align_center">70 GPa</td><td class="align_center">0.19</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The material data for zirconia and ceramic adopted for calculation purposes.</div>

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Table 1: The Use of the Finite Elements Method (FEM) to Determine the Optimal Angle of Force Application in Relation to Grooves Notched into a Zirconia Coping with the Aim of Reducing Load on a Connection with Veneering Ceramic 

Table 1 | The Use of the Finite Elements Method (FEM) to Determine the Optimal Angle of Force Application in Relation to Grooves Notched into a Zirconia Coping with the Aim of Reducing Load on a Connection with Veneering Ceramic 