Table 3. Mechanical properties of the materials represented in the models .

Material	Young’s Modulus (Pascal)	Poisson’s Ratio	Reference
Titanium	1.17*1011	0.33
Dentine	1.862*1010	0.31
Cementum	1.8*10 10	0.31
Pulp	2.1*10 6	0.45	Abu Nassar J
Cortical bone	1.37*1010	0.30
Spongy bone	2.5*109	0.30
Nickel-Chromium alloy	2.05*10 11	.31
Periodontal ligament	5*107	0.49	Rees JS