Finite Element Analysis of Deflections in Major Connectors for Maxillary RPDs

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 433-438

  Eto, Miho ^b   Wakabayashi, Noriyuki ^a   Ohyama, Takashi ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; INSTRUMENTATION; MASTICATION; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BITE FORCE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; MAXILLA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036715896     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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