Stress Distribution in 5-Unit Fixed Partial Dentures with a Pier Abutment and Rigid and Nonrigid Connectors with Two Different Occlusal Schemes: A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis

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FPD with RC and canine rise occlusal scheme: (a) von Mises stress distribution in the entire model, (b) strain distribution in the entire model, (c) von Mises stress distribution in abutments; (d) strain distribution in abutments, (e) shear stress distribution in abutments, (f) von Mises stress distribution in FPD, (g) strain distribution in FPD and shear stress distribution abutments, (h) strain distribution in the metal framework, (i) von Mises stress distribution in metal framework, and (j) shear stress distribution in the metal framework.

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