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3--D Numerical Analysis of the Stress State Caused by Short-Term Loading of a Fixed Dental Implant containing a "PDL-Like'' Nonlinear Elastic Internal Layer

Francesco Genna¹, Corrado Paganelli², Stefano Salgarello³, Pierluigi Sapelli²

1 Professor of Engineering (Corresponding Author) Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Brescia Via Branze, 38 — 25123 Brescia, Italy Phone: +39 030 3715515 Fax: +30 030 3715503 E-mail: genna@bscivgen.ing.unibs.it
2 Professor of Dental Clinic Dental Clinic, University of Brescia Piazzale Spedali Civili, 1 — 25123 Brescia, Italy
3 Associate Professor of Dental Clinic Dental Clinic, University of Brescia