Effect of Direct and Indirect Materials on Stress Distribution in Class II MOD Restorations: A 3D-Finite Element Analysis Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Model</td><td class="align_center">Elements</td><td class="align_center">Nodes</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">M1</td><td class="align_center">285404</td><td class="align_center">55677</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">M2</td><td class="align_center">285404</td><td class="align_center">55677</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">M3</td><td class="align_center">285404</td><td class="align_center">55677</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">M4</td><td class="align_center">308036</td><td class="align_center">61426</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">M5</td><td class="align_center">308036</td><td class="align_center">61426</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Intact tooth</td><td class="align_center">207261</td><td class="align_center">40111</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Number of elements and nodes of the models.</div>

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Table 2: Effect of Direct and Indirect Materials on Stress Distribution in Class II MOD Restorations: A 3D-Finite Element Analysis Study 