Comparison of Stress Distribution in Implant-Supported Overdentures: Standard vs. Mini Implants
Document Type : مقالههای پژوهشی
Authors
1 Assistant Professor of Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
2 Post-Graduate Student of Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abstract
Methods and materials: In this descriptive study using the finite element analysis method, a CBCT scan was obtained from the mandible of a completely edentulous patient at the Faculty of Dentistry, Yazd, in 2022. After fabricating a complete denture, the denture was scanned. The mandibular 3D model was developed using Mimics software. Two standard implants (4.8 mm diameter, 12 mm length) and two mini implants (2.4 mm diameter, 12 mm length) were placed in the canine region to support the overdenture in two separate models. The biomechanical behavior (stress distribution) under unilateral and bilateral 100 N loading conditions was assessed.
Results: The stress exerted on overdentures supported by two mini-implants was calculated to be 214% higher under bilateral loading and 155% higher under unilateral loading compared to overdentures supported by two standard implants. The stress exerted on the bone in the two mini-implant model was 117% and 69% higher than in the two standard implant model under unilateral and bilateral loading conditions, respectively.
Conclusion: The use of standard implants instead of mini-implants is recommended for supporting mandibular implant-retained overdentures.
Highlights
Fatemeh Javadi Moghaddam: Google Schola
Hadi Salimi Manshadi: PubMed, Google Scholar
Farideh Sadat Mahdavi: PubMed, Google Scholar
Alireza Akhlaghi: PubMed, Google Scholar
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