Publications by authors named "Kaarel A Proos"

Purpose: This study examined the influence of ceramic coping thickness on the maximum stresses that arise in a first premolar all-ceramic crown.

Materials And Methods: Axisymmetric finite element models with different In-Ceram Alumina coping thicknesses (0.3, 0.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of margin design and taper abutment angle on the stresses developed in all-ceramic first premolar crowns.

Materials And Methods: Four margin designs and three taper abutment angles were independently incorporated into models examined by finite element analysis. A 600-N force was applied vertically downward.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the elastic modulus of cement and luting thickness on the resulting stresses in an axially loaded crown cemented onto a first premolar. A comparison of these stresses was also made with the strength of the constituent materials making up the crown.

Materials And Methods: Examination of the stresses on a restored crown was conducted using finite element analysis.

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Purpose: This study examined the effects of using four different core-ceramic materials on the stresses that developed in a single all-ceramic first premolar crown.

Materials And Methods: This was done by analyzing models constructed in an axisymmetric fashion with finite element analyses. The model had a 600-N vertical load applied uniformly over a circular area on top of the crown.

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