Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (14): 2192-2197.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.14.010

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Orthogonal experimental research on the impacts of mandibular plane angle to the stress distribution of dental implants

Xing Wei-bin1, Zheng Shu-xian2, Yang Shi-yi1, Hou Min-hong3   

  1. 1 Department of Stomatology, Tianjin Public Security Hospital, Tianjin 300042, China; 2 School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; 3 Department of Stomatology, Fourth Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300242, China
  • Received:2017-04-11 Online:2017-05-18 Published:2017-06-10
  • About author:Xing Wei-bin, Associate chief physician, Department of Stomatology, Tianjin Public Security Hospital, Tianjin 300042, China
  • Supported by:

    Funding: the Scientific Research Fund of Tianjin Public Security Bureau, No. 2012KYSGAY022

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: In clinical practice, the selection of dental implants with different specifications is based on the patient’ s mandibular plane angle, and the long-term success rate is different in dental implants with different specifications. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the mandibular plane angle could affect the mandibular stress distribution of dental implants, thus affecting the success rate of dental implantation.
OBJECTIVE: To perform an orthogonal experimental study on the mechanical effects of different implant specifications, mandibular plane angles and mandibular bone densities on stress distribution of the first mandibular molar implants.
METHODS: A L9(33) orthogonal experiment was designed with 3 three-level factors, including mandibular plane angle (14°, 22°, 34°), implant diameter (6.6, 8.2, 9.6 mm), and mandibular bone density (types II, III, IV). Different dental implants with different combinations were implanted into an alveolar bone model, and placed onto a pressure testing machine under 500 N load. Then, strain (stress) data were collected in real-time and analyzed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The optimal combination was as follows: low angle; 4.8 mm in diameter; mandibular bone with type II bone density. The relations of all the three factors were the diameter of dental implant > the mandibular plane angle > mandibular bone density. To conclude, the mandibular plane angle has some certain influences on the stability of dental implants. If the biting force is the same, dental implant bears the largest stress under the high angle, subsequently followed by the average angle and the low angle. 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程

Key words: Mandible, Dental Implants, Dental Stress Analysis, Tissue Engineering

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