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Table 1 Mechanical properties of the materials

From: Evaluating the biomechanical effects of implant diameter in case of facial trauma to an edentulous atrophic mandible: a 3D finite element analysis

Material

Young’s Modulus (MPa)*

Poisson’s ration

Cortical Bone

13,700

0.3

Cancellous Bone

1,370

0.3

Titanium alloy

110,000

0.35

PMMA*

3,000

0.35

Mucosa

680

0.45

  1. *Abbreviations: MPa Megapascal, PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate
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Head & Face Medicine

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