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The results indicate that increasing the number of implants generally reduces cortical bone stress, particularly in U and V arches, while implant-level stress tends to increase. Under molar loading, cortical bone stress in the square arch decreased by 16.9% (from 90.61 MPa to 75.27 MPa) with the All-on-5 system, while implant stress in the V arch dropped by 46.26% (from 142.35 MPa to 76.5 MPa). Additionally, the cantilever effect in All-on-4 configurations resulted in higher stress on the prosthesis and implants, particularly in V arches. While the All-on-5 system provided better load distribution, the study highlights the importance of optimizing implant positioning based on mandibular anatomy. 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