Research Article

A Nonlinear Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Stress Distribution and Microstrain Evaluation in Short Dental Implants with Three Different Implant–Abutment Connections in Single and Splinted Conditions in the Posterior Mandible

Table 3

von Mises stress values (MPa) in the peri-implant bone for standard, short, and splinted short implant-supported restorations with the different connections evaluated under vertical and oblique loading.

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Standard implant (Group AC)
 Vertical loading90.10121.7272.12
 Oblique loading169.91221.8191.15
Single short implant (Group AT)
 Vertical loading59.1193.0143.73
 Oblique loading141.07172.9078.60
Splinted short implants (Group B)
 Vertical loading35.14359.3226.05
 Oblique loading49.2590.8936.18