Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 806-815 , September 2009

Biomechanical study of mandible bone supporting a four-implant retained bridge: Finite element analysis of the influence of bone anisotropy and foodstuff position

  • A.S. Bonnet

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Mechanics, Biomechanics, Polymers and Structures (LaBPS), ENIM, Ile du Saulcy 57045 Metz, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 3 87 34 42 64; fax: +33 3 87 34 69 35.
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  • M. Postaire

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, René Descartes University Paris V, 92120 Montrouge, France
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  • P. Lipinski

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Mechanics, Biomechanics, Polymers and Structures (LaBPS), ENIM, Ile du Saulcy 57045 Metz, France

Received 29 July 2008 ,Revised 9 February 2009 ,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.03.004

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 806-815 , September 2009

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