Investigation of the Effects of Adhesive Materials of Different Types and Thicknesses on Dental Tissue Stress via FEM Analysis

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Model</td><td class="align_center">Total nodes</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Occlusal cavity with a 10-micrometer-thick adhesive material</td><td class="align_center">1361383</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Occlusal cavity with a 30-micrometer-thick adhesive material</td><td class="align_center">1359713</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Occlusal cavity with a 50-micrometer-thick adhesive material</td><td class="align_center">1356435</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Disto-occlusal cavity with a 10-micrometer-thick adhesive material</td><td class="align_center">1368958</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Disto-occlusal cavity with a 30-micrometer-thick adhesive material</td><td class="align_center">1365634</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Disto-occlusal cavity with a 50-micrometer-thick adhesive material</td><td class="align_center">1365307</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Total number of nodes of cavity models with different adhesive thicknesses. Mesh type of all models is linear tetrahedral elements of C3D4.</div>

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Table 2: Investigation of the Effects of Adhesive Materials of Different Types and Thicknesses on Dental Tissue Stress via FEM Analysis 