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Table 3 Obtained values of finite stress peak (MPa) in prosthesis, implant and compact bone under axial load in zirconia and PEKK models

From: Biomechanical behavior of implant retained prostheses in the posterior maxilla using different materials: a finite element study

Stress (MPa)

Zirconia

PEKK

Fixed (MF-Zr)

Mesial (MM-Zr)

Distal (MD-Zr)

Fixed (MF-PEKK)

Mesial (MM-PEKK)

Distal (MD-PEKK)

Prosthesis

42.4

65.9

105.0

35.4

50.6

93.3

Implant

48.9

66.3

88.9

56.6

70.7

111.6

Bone

19.6

38.9

67.8

26.5

49.4

100.0