The main objective of this study was to compare the results obtained with both virtual and experimental research methods, when the biomechanical behavior of teeth restored with esthetic posts was investigated. The finite element method was used to develop models of healthy maxillary canines and maxillary canines restored with definitive crowns and glass-fiber posts, quartzfiber posts, and titanium posts. Stress distribution was observed when external loads were applied. Load was applied in-vitro to analyse the fracture resistance of 48 maxillary canines restored in the same way as it was considered in the virtual method. The analysis of results using the finite element method led to the conclusion that restored teeth, in which the elastic modulus of the post was similar to that of the dentine and the material of the core had the best biomechanical performance. The experimental study validated the virtual analysis.

ABSTRACT:The aim of this study was to analyse the stress distribution in maxillary canines restored with different post systems and definitive crowns. The models of restored teeth with glass fiber, quartz fiber, titanium posts and crowns were developed with the Finite Element Method (FEM) in order to analyse their stress distribution when subjected to external compressive loads. Von Mises stress distribution values, which are considered potential fracture indicator, showed that natural tooth and glass fiber post-restored tooth, under a load of 550 N, presented similar stress values. The behaviour of a glass fiber post-restored tooth is similar to that of a natural tooth, since it produces an appropriate stress distribution, and in this investigation, they have the best biomechanical performance.KEY WORDS: glass fiber post, quartz fiber post, stress distribution, finite element method.

Biomechanical measurements show that tilted implants, when part of a prosthetic support, avoid the use of distal cantilever units. This study included 20 women (78%) and 12 men (22%), aged over 50 years old (89%), with a total of 156 implants. A delayed occlusal loading protocol was used and the average distal implant length and diameter were 10 mm and 4 mm respectively. Patients were followed up for 2 to 5 years after prosthesis connection. The aims of this study are to analyze the use of tilted implants in prosthetic rehabilitation of maxillae to reduce cantilevers length, and to study the biomechanical implications of implant-bone interface.

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