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Table 1 Geometric properties, classifications, and numbers of elements and nodes for each model

From: Effect of partial restorative treatment on stress distributions in non-carious cervical lesions: a three-dimensional finite element analysis

Defect

Defect sizes (mm)

Model

Restorative method

Vertical distances of C-lower restoration border (mm)

Elements

Nodes

Vertical distances

Horizontal distances

C-U

C-L

C-Z

C-Z

A

1.5

2.5

0

2

A0

Unrestored

 

241,899

535,327

     

A1

Partial

1

241,899

536,435

     

A2

Partial

1.5

241,614

534,272

     

A3

Partial

2

240,282

532,595

     

A4

Complete

2.5

239,946

531,749

B

1.5

2.5

1

2

B0

Unrestored

 

239,350

530,829

     

B1

Partial

1

239,350

531,328

     

B2

Partial

1.5

241,898

534,001

     

B3

Partial

2

240,145

532,165

     

B4

Complete

2.5

241,613

533,027

C

1.5

2.5

2

2

C0

Unrestored

 

239,267

530,709

     

C1

Partial

1

239,267

530,992

     

C2

Partial

1.5

239,764

531,940

     

C3

Partial

2

240,228

531,855

     

C4

Complete

2.5

245,353

536,797