Importance of a distal proximal contact on load transfer by implant-supported single adjacent crowns in posterior region of the mandible: a photoelastic study
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the importance of a distal proximal contact on the load transfer to the posterior region of the mandible by non-splinted adjacent implant-supported crowns using photoelastic stress analysis.MATERIAL AND Wade METHODS: A rectangular model (68x30x15 mm) was made of polymethylmethacrylate resin to simulate half o