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Oral Biofilm Formation on Different Materials for Dental Implants
Published on: June 24, 2018
Follow-up study of dental implants with bioactive oxide films on bone tissue healing and osseointegration: clinical
Hsi-Jen Chiang1, Han-Yi Cheng, Keng-Liang Ou
1*Professor, School of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. †Dentist, Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan. ‡Researcher, Research Center for Biomedical Devices and Prototyping Production, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. §Researcher, Research Center for Biomedical Implants and Microsurgery Devices, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. ‖Professor, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. ¶Professor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia. #Dentist, School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to investigate osseointegration and bone stress resulted during the first 3 months after the installation of functional implants modified with bioactive oxide.
Methods:
Several studies have investigated finite element models for dental implants; however, only a few have examined a model for the implants during different stages of osseointegration. In this study, mandible models were reconstructed using computer tomographic data, and bone qualities and stress distributions were investigated as well.
Results:
Bone quality increased rapidly within the 3-month bone healing time. Data analysis indicated that the bone stresses increased with the progress of osseointegration, and the maximum stresses were obtained at the position around the first screw.
Conclusion:
The results confirmed that functional films could improve the biomechanical properties of the implants and promote the initial bone stability. Furthermore, potential clinical benefit can be obtained due to the inducing superior biomechanical behavior in dental implants.
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