Table 1.

Occlusal force loaded on the teeth and stress absorbed by other components of the 3-unit teeth assembly under different occlusal forces

	Applied occlusal force (N)
	50	100	200	300
Total occlusal force loaded on teeth (N)	44.98 ± 3.58	81.20 ± 5.83	153.34 ± 5.40	185.85 ± 17.01
Percentage (%) of stress absorption from simulated food and tooth-supporting structures	10.04 ± 7.16	18.79 ± 4.32	23.32 ± 5.70	38.04 ± 5.67