Biomechanical Effect of an Exposed Dental Implant’s First Thread: A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis Study

• Published in: Medical Science Monitor Vol. 25; pp. 3933 - 3940
• Main Authors: Hudieb, Malik Ismail, Wakabayashi, Noriyuki, Abu-Hammad, Osama Abdullah, Kasugai, Shohei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States International Scientific Information, Inc 27.05.2019; International Scientific Literature, Inc
• Subjects: Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Computer Simulation; Dental Implants; Dental Implants - adverse effects; Dental Prosthesis Design; Dental Stress Analysis; Dental Stress Analysis - methods; Elastic Modulus; Finite Element Analysis; Mandible; Mandible - physiology; Medical Technology; Software; Stress, Mechanical

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of different exposure levels of a dental implant's first thread on adjacent bone stress and strain using the finite element analysis method. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three-dimensional models of 2 threaded implants and abutments with a ma...