The effects of different grading approaches in additively manufactured dental implants on peri-implant bone stress: A finite element analysis

This study investigates the effect of different Young's modulus grading approaches on stresses in the peri-implant bone via finite element analysis. The implant geometry was kept constant and in the case of the implant a node-dependent elastic modulus was assigned. In this way, a vertical, a radial and three torus based grading approaches were created and examined. A load was then applied directly to the occlusal surface of the implant crown. It was found that a local grading utilizing a torus shape was most favourable in terms of an effective stress peak reduction. The best torus shape tested achieved a 22 % reduction of maximum principal stress and 6 % reduction of minimum principal stress compared to the uniform material. In clinical settings, this may provide benefits in situations of overload. Based on the results, a graded stiffness in dental implants appears to be of interest for developing advanced, patient-specific implant solutions.PMID:38552334 | DOI:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2024.106530
Source: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research