Stress-based performance evaluation of osseointegrated dental implants by finite-element simulation

In this paper biomechanical interaction between osseointegrated dental implants and bone is numerically investigated through 3D linearly elastic finite-element analyses, when static functional loads occur. Influence of some mechanical and geometrical parameters on bone stress distribution is highlighted and risk indicators relevant to critical overloading of bone are introduced. Insertions both in mandibular and maxillary molar segments are analyzed, taking into account different crestal bone loss configurations. Stress-based performances of five commercially-available dental implants are evaluated, demonstrating as the optimal choice of an endosseous implant is strongly affected by a number of shape parameters as well as by anatomy and mechanical properties of the site of placement. Moreover, effectiveness of some double-implant devices is addressed. The first one is relevant to a partially edentulous arch restoration, whereas other applications regard single-tooth restorations based on non-conventional endosteal mini-implants. Starting from computer tomography images and real devices, numerical models have been generated through a parametric algorithm based on a fully 3D approach. Furthermore, effectiveness and accuracy of finite-element simulations have been validated by means of a detailed convergence analysis

The Combination Effects of Age-Related Bone Mechanical Property, Cortical Bone Thickness and Incisal Relationship on Biomechanical Performance of Narrow Diameter Implant Placed in Atrophic Anterior Maxilla: Finite Element Analysis

Atrophic anterior maxilla edentulous space could pose a significant challenge to successful osseointegrated implant due to inadequate labio-palatal dimensions. The load transferring to surrounding bone is a key factor for the long-term success of implant treatment. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of bone quality change in age-related bone mechanical property (AMP), cortical bone thickness (CBT) and incisal relationship (ICR) on the biomechanical performance of narrow diameter implant placed in atrophic anterior maxilla via finite element method. Three-dimensional models of a narrow diameter implant and an anterior maxillary bone were constructed. Eighteen different clinical situations including two CBTs [thin (0.5 mm) and thick (1.0 mm)], three AMPs [young, middle and old ages] under three ICRs [a low overbite (LO), a mean overbite (MO), a high overbite (HO)] were studied under the loading of 50.1 N. From the results, it is crucial to consider the critical situations of narrow diameter implant placed in atrophic anterior maxilla where the combination of the thin CBT, old age-AMP and HO-ICR clinical situation which induce surrounding bone resorption and implant damage

Influence of framework material and vertical misfit of implant-suported partial prostheses on the stresses in prosthetic structures and peri-implant bone tissue

Orientador: Rafael Leonardo Xediek ConsaniDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de PiracicabaResumo: O objetivo neste estudo foi avaliar a influência do material de infraestrutura e diferentes níves de desajuste vertical na concentração de tensões em prótese parcial fixa implantossuportada (infraestrutura e porcelana de cobertura), parafuso de retenção e tecido ósseo peri-implantar durante o assentamento protético e frente à aplicação de carga oclusal. Um modelo tridimensional de elementos finitos de uma porção posterior de mandíbula contendo dois implantes osseointegrados nas posições de segundo pré-molar e segundo molar, suportando uma prótese parcial fixa foi construído utilizando software específico de modelagem (SolidWorks 2010). Modelos de elementos finitos foram obtidos pela importação do modelo sólido ao software de simulação mecânica (ANSYS Workbench 11). Os modelos foram separados em grupos de acordo com o material de infraestrutura (liga de ouro tipo IV, liga de prata-paládio, titânio comercialmente puro, liga de cobalto-cromo ou zircônia) e o nível de desajuste vertical (10 ?m, 50 ?m e 100 ?m) criado na interface prótese-implante do segundo pré-molar. A concentração de tensões foi avaliada nas seguintes condições: (1) assentamento protético; e (2) cargas oclusais simultâneas de 110 N vertical e 15 N horizontal em cada dente. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que as infraestruturas mais rígidas apresentam maior concentração de tensões internas; entretanto, promoveram menores concentrações de tensão sobre a porcelana de recobrimento, em ambas condições avaliadas. Na análise do assentamento protético, materiais mais rígidos para infraestruturas aumentaram os valores de tensão no parafuso de retenção e não causaram diferença relevante nas tensões no tecido ósseo peri-implantar. Quando a carga foi aplicada, o uso de infraestruturas mais rígidas promoveu redução de tensões no parafuso de retenção e no tecido ósseo peri-implantar. Em ambas condições avaliadas um considerável aumento na concentração de tensões foi obsevado em todas as estruturas com a amplificação do desajuste. Nas diferentes simulações, o material de infraestrutura exerceu considerável influência nas tensões transmitidas às estruturas avaliadas, exceto ao tecido ósseo peri-implantar em condições de assentamento. Aumento de tensões em todas as estruturas pode ser observado com o aumento do desajusteAbstract: The aim in this study was to evaluate the influence of the framework material and vertical misfit on the stresses created in an implant-supported partial prosthesis (framework and porcelain veneer), retention screw and peri-implant bone tissue during the settlement of the prosthesis and under load conditions. A 3-D Finite Element model of a posterior part of a jaw with two osseointegrated implants at the place of the right second pre-molar and second molar supporting an implant-supported fixed partial prosthesis was constructed using specific modeling software (SolidWorks 2010). Finite element models were obtained by importing the solid model into mechanical simulation software (ANSYS Workbench 11). The models were divided into groups according to the framework material (type IV gold alloy, silver-palladium alloy, commercially pure titanium, cobalt-chromium alloy or zirconia) and vertical misfit level (10 ?m, 50 ?m and 100 ?m) created at the second pre-molar implant-prosthesis interface. The stress concentration was evaluated in the following conditions: (1) settlement of the prosthesis; and (2) simultaneous loads of 110 N vertical and 15 N horizontal in each tooth. The obtained results showed that stiffer frameworks presented higher stress concentrations in it and led to lower stresses in the porcelain veneer, in both conditions. In the analysis of settlement of the prosthesis, stiffer framework materials increased the stress values in the retention screw and did not cause a relevant difference in the stresses values in peri-implant bone tissue. When the load was applied, the use of more stiffness frameworks led to lower stresses in the retention screw, and peri-implant bone tissue. In both conditions evaluated, considerable raise of stress concentration was observed in all the structures within misfit amplification. Comparing the results of the different simulations, the framework materials presented a considerable influence on the stress concentration in the structures evaluated, except on the peri-implant bone tissue during the settlement of the prosthesis, while a considerable increase of the stress in all the structures was observed with the increase of the misfitMestradoProtese DentalMestre em Clínica Odontológic

Long-Term Fatigue and Its Probability of Failure Applied to Dental Implants

It is well known that dental implants have a high success rate but even so, there are a lot of factors that can cause dental implants failure. Fatigue is very sensitive to many variables involved in this phenomenon. This paper takes a close look at fatigue analysis and explains a new method to study fatigue from a probabilistic point of view, based on a cumulative damage model and probabilistic finite elements, with the goal of obtaining the expected life and the probability of failure. Two different dental implants were analysed. The model simulated a load of 178 N applied with an angle of 0°, 15°, and 20° and a force of 489 N with the same angles. Von Mises stress distribution was evaluated and once the methodology proposed here was used, the statistic of the fatigue life and the probability cumulative function were obtained. This function allows us to relate each cycle life with its probability of failure. Cylindrical implant has a worst behaviour under the same loading force compared to the conical implant analysed here. Methodology employed in the present study provides very accuracy results because all possible uncertainties have been taken in mind from the beginning

Long-term fatigue and its probability of failure applied to dental implants

It is well known that dental implants have a high success rate but even so, there are a lot of factors that can cause dental implants failure. Fatigue is very sensitive to many variables involved in this phenomenon. This paper takes a close look at fatigue analysis and explains a new method to study fatigue from a probabilistic point of view, based on a cumulative damage model and probabilistic finite elements, with the goal of obtaining the expected life and the probability of failure. Two different dental implants were analysed. The model simulated a load of 178¿N applied with an angle of 0°, 15°, and 20° and a force of 489¿N with the same angles. Von Mises stress distribution was evaluated and once the methodology proposed here was used, the statistic of the fatigue life and the probability cumulative function were obtained. This function allows us to relate each cycle life with its probability of failure. Cylindrical implant has a worst behaviour under the same loading force compared to the conical implant analysed here. Methodology employed in the present study provides very accuracy results because all possible uncertainties have been taken in mind from the beginning

Effect of force angle on the strain distribution of osseointegrated dental implants

International audienceIn this work, we investigate the response of the anisotropic maxilla bone in the peri-implant region, when osseointegrated implants are subjected to external forces at different angles, based on the stress and strain distribution by the finite element method. Models were created to represent a portion of a maxilla bone (upper first molar region) with two types of implants which have different thread geometry (squared and V-shaped) and material (Ti-6AL-4V ELI and grade IV Titanium). Compressive axial (150 N) and oblique load (150 N at 45° angle) were applied to anisotropic models of the bone tissues. Complete osseointegration was assumed. Results demonstrated that the increase of the implant inclination leads to a more critical behaviour. Oblique loading is more detrimental to stress and strain distribution than axial load. Stress fields were more efficiently distributed by squared thread implants

The Promotion of Mechanical Properties by Bone Ingrowth in Additive-Manufactured Titanium Scaffolds

Although the initial mechanical properties of additive-manufactured (AM) metal scaffolds have been thoroughly studied and have become a cornerstone in the design of porous orthopaedic implants, the potential promotion of the mechanical properties of the scaffolds by bone ingrowth has barely been studied. In this study, the promotion of bone ingrowth on the mechanical properties of AM titanium alloy scaffolds was investigated through in vivo experiments and numerical simulation. On one hand, the osseointegration characteristics of scaffolds with architectures of body-centred cubic (BCC) and diamond were compared through animal experiments in which the mechanical properties of both scaffolds were not enhanced by the four-week implantation. On the other hand, the influences of the type and morphology of bone tissue in the BCC scaffolds on its mechanical properties were investigated by the finite element model of osseointegrated scaffolds, which was calibrated by the results of biomechanical testing. Significant promotion of the mechanical properties of AM metal scaffolds was only found when cortical bone filled the pores in the scaffolds. This paper provides a numerical prediction method to investigate the effect of bone ingrowth on the mechanical properties of AM porous implants, which might be valuable for the design of porous implants