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Published on: April 8, 2020
Stress Distribution in Splinted and Unsplinted Implant-Supported Maxillary Overdentures: A 3D Finite Element Analysis
Allahyar Geramy1, Sareh Habibzadeh2
1Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Dentistry, Tehran, Iran.
Introduction:
This study was accomplished to assess the biomechanical state of splinting in implant-supported maxillary overdentures.
Materials And Methods:
Two models of maxillary overdentures were designed in SolidWorks 2011. The first model included 4 separate implants and ball abutments, whereas the second one included 4 splinted implants connected with a bar. Evaluation was performed in ANSYS Workbench software with 200 N load applied at the molar-premolar region, bilaterally. The maximum equivalent stress and strain (von Mises) was recorded and analyzed along a path between the implants in the crestal bone and the prosthetic attachments.
Results:
First model presented higher values of strain in prosthetic attachment and higher values of von Mises stress in crestal bone. The second model presented higher stress concentration in the gingival tissue of premolar area (near the bar), whereas the peak stress values were reported within the most distal part of the soft tissue support of the prosthesis in the first model (unsplinted).
Conclusion:
Splinting maxillary overdentures implants is associated with significant lower stress levels in the surrounding bone tissue.
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