The staggered installation of dental implants and its effect on bone stresses

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of offsetting the middle or peripheral implant on the compressive stress values in the crestal bone around the neck of the dental implant.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three finite element models describing three titanium implants installed in quadrilateral pieces of bone was executed. A 2-mm nickel chromium superstructure representing a bridge was modeled over the implant abutments. In model 1, implants were installed along a straight line. Model 2 had the middle implant installed outside the line connecting the two peripheral implants buccally. Model 3 had the mesial implant installed out of alignment. Six 100-N loads were modeled on top of the mesial and middle implants of the three models individually. Loads 1 and 2 were directed vertically on the mesial and middle implants, while loads 3 and 4 represented the horizontal loads in the buccal direction. Loads 5 and 6 were directed mesially on the mesial and central implants. Maximal compressive stress levels in the crestal bone of the three models were then investigated.

RESULTS: The results demonstrated that offset implant installation revealed slightly lower bone stresses under buccally or lingually directed horizontal forces. Slightly higher bone stresses under vertical loads were observed. Horizontal mesial or distal loads resulted in slightly higher bone stresses than those caused by buccal or lingual loading.

CONCLUSIONS: The in-line implant alignment clearly had the safest compressive stress outcome on the surrounding structure under vertical loads. Under buccolingual loads, implant alignment with peripheral offset would have, relatively, the safest compressive stress outcome on bone.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2007

Erschienen:

2007

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Clinical implant dentistry and related research - 9(2007), 3 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 121-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Abu-Hammad, Osama [VerfasserIn]
Khraisat, Ameen [VerfasserIn]
Dar-Odeh, Najla [VerfasserIn]
Jagger, Daryll C [VerfasserIn]
Hammerle, Christoph H F [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Chromium Alloys
D1JT611TNE
Dental Implants
Dental Materials
Journal Article
Titanium

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.11.2007

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM172285860