ANALYSIS OF INITIAL STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN PALATAL BONE AROUND THE IMPLANT IN LINGUAL ORTHODONTICS FOR SINGLE AND DOUBLE PALATAL IMPLANT SYSTEMS: A FEM STUDY

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze and compare the Von Mises stress and principal stress distribution in palatal bone around the palatal implant in lingual orthodontics (LiO) for better waters xl7000 single and double palatal implant systems with varying lengths of lever arm.Methods: Two groups were assessed: single (Group 1) and double (Group 2) palat