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 5

von Mises stress values (MPa) at the implant–abutment junction 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 loading98.58136.3579.81
 Oblique loading177.43253.3498.38
Single short implant (Group AT)
 Vertical loading65.86102.9349.19
 Oblique loading160.17185.6683.90
Splinted short implant (Group B)
 Vertical loading40.2466.8530.25
 Oblique loading54.7997.139.48