Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Anterior Two-Unit Cantilever Resin-Bonded Fixed Dental Prostheses

Table 1

Elastic properties of the materials used in the finite element model.

	modulus; (GPa)	Poisson’s ratio	Shear modulus; (MPa)	Reference
Enamel	80.0	0.30	—	[58]
Dentin	17.6	0.25	—	[59]
Pulp	0.002	0.45	—	[60, 61]
Resin luting cement	8.3	0.24	—	[62]
Chairside PFC	11.5	0.31	—	[63, 64]
Laboratory PFC	22.0	0.27	—	[27]
Chairside FRC				a
Longitudinal ()	46.0	0.39	16.5
Transverse ()	7.0	0.29	2.7
Laboratory FRC				[27]
Longitudinal ()	39.0	0.35	14.0
Transverse ()	12.0	0.11	5.4
Lithium disilicate glass ceramic	96.0	0.25	—	[62]
Zirconia	205	0.22	—	[62]
Au-Pd alloy	103	0.33	—	[65, 66]

a: data obtained by StickTech Ltd. (Turku, Finland).