Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Mobility of Immediately Loaded Dental Implants Using a Pig Model

Alex Meier, Alireza Rahimi, Christoph Bourauel, Thorsten M. Buzug, Susanne Reimann, Dennis Giantoro

Abstract

The aim of this study was to model a system of implant and bone using the finite elements analysis (FEA). For this purpose immediately loaded dental implants were used. In an experimental analysis of preparations from pig jaws the force-displacement behaviour was measured using a self development set-up. With the aid of a micro computer tomograph (textmuCT) three dimensional surface models were reconstructed. These surface models were imported into the finite elements (FE) software package Marc/Mentat. Then the three dimensional surface models were transformed into FE-models, that mirror the geometry of implant and bone in detail. Comparison of the experimental achieved data and the numerical calculated data showed the magnitude of relative movements between implant and bone.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Medical Engineering
EditorsThorsten M. Buzug, Dietrich Holz, Jens Bongartz, Matthias Kohl-Bareis, Ulrich Hartmann, Simone Weber
Number of pages5
Volume114
Place of PublicationBerlin, Heidelberg
PublisherSpringer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date01.01.2007
Pages297-301
ISBN (Print)978-3-540-68763-4
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-540-68764-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.01.2007

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