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Effect of Total Crown and Veneer Zirconia Meso-Structure Designs on Anterior Implant-Supported Restorations: A 3D
Guilherme Schmitt de Andrade1, Luis Alberto Formighieri2, Gabriela Carrão Aragonez3
1DDS, MS, PhD. Private Dental Practice, Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil.
Background:
Unfavorable implant positioning in esthetic zones may result in buccal or incisal emergence of the prosthetic screw access, requiring alternative restorative strategies. This study evaluated, by three-dimensional finite element analysis (FEA), the effect of total crown and laminated veneer zirconia meso-structure designs cemented onto a titanium base (Ti-base) on stress distribution and bone microstrain.
Material And Methods:
Two zirconia meso-structure designs: total crown (TC) and laminated veneer (LV) were simulated on a Ti-base using previously validated models. A 20 Ncm screw torque and a 150 N oblique load at 30° were applied. Stress was analyzed using von Mises and maximum principal stress, and bone response by microstrain.
Results:
Both designs showed similar stress distribution in the implant, Ti-base, and screw. Microstrain concentrated mainly in the peri-implant cortical bone, with slightly wider distribution in the LV model.
Conclusions:
TC and LV meso-structures exhibited comparable biomechanical behavior, suggesting that their selection may be guided primarily by restorative and esthetic considerations.
