The Use of Customized Three-Dimensionally Printed Mandible Prostheses with a Pressure-Reducing Device: A Finite Element Analysis in Different Chewing Positions, Biomechanical Testing, and In Vivo Animal Study Using Lanyu Pigs

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(a–d) The biomechanical test corresponding FE models were meshed with element sizes of 1.5, 2, 2.5, 2.75, and 3 mm and linear and quadratic formulation (8 and 20 nodes) under sequential vertical force (20-300 N) over the anterior CMP abutment. (e) The force-displacement values obtained from the FE models were compared to known experimental values obtained from the biomechanical test (Supplementary material Figure 5A and 5B showed higher resolution).

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