“…To obtain the models for finite element analysis (FEA), all preparations were executed on a lower right first molar typodont (MOM, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil), according to the following recommendations: simplified non-retentive preparation (nRET)-occlusal reduction following the natural tooth morphology (2 mm on functional cups, 1.5 mm on non-functional cusp), no isthmus preparation, all angles and walls smoothed and rounded, U-shaped proximal box with smooth transition, and oblique bevel in the cavosurface angles [29,38]; traditional overlay with isthmus preparation (IST)-occlusal reduction following the natural tooth morphology (2 mm on functional cups, 1.5 mm on non-functional cusp), isthmus preparation of 2 × 2 mm, proximal box thickness of 1 mm, chamfer of 1 mm in the axial walls, and an overall preparation angle of 6-10 • toward the occlusal aspect [38,43]; and traditional onlay without isthmus preparation (wIST)-butt-joint preparation in the proximal box with 1 mm of thickness, interior walls diverging 6-10 • , occlusal anatomy reduction following fissure directions and the resulting proportion of the cusps (2 mm on functional cups, 1.5 mm on non-functional cusp), and chamfer preparation of 1 mm on the axial walls [28,38,42]. For the standardization of the preparation's extension, a silicone matrix was made and used to mark the limits of extracoronary preparations with a brush pen.…”