Open AccessInfluence of the dental implant number and load direction on stress distribution in a 3-unit implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis
Author(s) -
Marcos Paulo Motta Silveira,
Larissa Mendes Campaner,
Marco Antônio Bottino,
Renato Sussumu Nishioka,
Alexandre Luiz Souto Borges
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
dental and medical problems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2300-9020
pISSN - 1644-387X
DOI - 10.17219/dmp/130847
Subject(s) - implant , prosthesis , dentistry , dental prosthesis , orthodontics , dental implant , medicine , load distribution , surgery , engineering , structural engineering
The choice between 2 or 3 implants to support a 3-unit implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis (FDP) still generates doubt in clinical practice.