Influence Of Increase Of The Occlusal Contact Area On The Tension Generation On Natural Teeth And Adjacent Structures By Finite Element Analisys (FEA)

Da Silva FM^1*, Septímio Lanza MD², Landre Júnior J³, Seraidarian PI² and Jansen WC²

¹School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Vale do Rio Doce, Governador Valadares, MG, Brazil

²Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

³Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil