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A New Approach to Evaluate the Biomechanical Characteristics of Osseointegrated Dental Implants

Marco ZicariTommaso IngrassiaVincenzo NigrelliVito Ricotta

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OrthodonticsFEMbusiness.industryDental implant02 engineering and technologyFixture021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyOsseointegrationVirtual simulationstomatognathic diseases020303 mechanical engineering & transportsstomatognathic system0203 mechanical engineeringOsseointegrationTooth lossMedicineCADImplantmedicine.symptom0210 nano-technologybusinessSettore ING-IND/15 - Disegno E Metodi Dell'Ingegneria Industriale

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Tooth loss is a common pathology that affects many people. Dental osseointegrated implants are the ideal solution to restore normal functionality in partially or completely edentulous patients. The not perfect osseointegration and the fixture fracture are the main causes of failure for these kinds of implant. To avoid these drawbacks, several studies have been conducted to analyse the behaviour of dental implants. Aim of this work is to analyse the biomechanical behaviour of three different endosseous dental implants. For this purpose, a new numerical model has been developed to simulate different levels of osseointegration and to evaluate the stress values on the bone at different times. In this way, it can be investigated the possibility of anticipating the use of dental implants that usually is delayed three months after surgery. Obtained results confirm the validity of the proposed approach and can provide useful guidelines for dentists.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-09-20
10.1007/978-3-030-31154-4_68http://hdl.handle.net/10447/409191