Splinted and Nonsplinted Crowns with Different Implant Lengths in the Posterior Maxilla by Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis

Figure 3

The von Mises stress distribution on implant/abutment in the oblique loading. (A) Nonsplinted with 11.5 mm, 10 mm, and 10 mm; (B) nonsplinted with 10 mm, 8.5 mm, and 8.5 mm; (C) nonsplinted with 10 mm, 8.5 mm, and 7 mm; (D) splinted with 11.5 mm, 10 mm, and 10 mm; (E) splinted with 10 mm, 8.5 mm, and 8.5 mm; (F) splinted with 10 mm, 8.5 mm, and 7 mm).

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