Journal of Jilin University Medicine Edition ›› 2016, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (02): 204-209.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587x.20160203

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Influence of thickness of cancellous bone and cortical bone in stress distribution in vicinity of an implant

CHEN Qingsheng1, CHEN Xiaofeng2, SHAN Yejie2, DING Xi3, WANG Huiming1   

  1. 1. Department of Implantation, Dental Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310001, China;
    2. Institute of Applied Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
    3. Department of Stomatology, First Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
  • Received:2015-07-27 Published:2016-03-31

Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the stress distribution surrounding an implant under different thickness of cancellous bone and cortical bone, and to analyze the influence of thickness ratio and total thickness of bone tissues on the reliability of an implant.Methods: By using the commercial finite element method software Abaqus, a simplified three-dimensional model of a jawbone consisting of a cancellous bone, a cortical bone, an implant, and a ceramic crown was constructed, and then the computation was performed.Under the condition that the system was loaded by lateral and normal stresses, the influence of thickness ratio and total thickness of cancellous bone and cortical bone in the stress distribution surrounding the implant was studied, where the thickness ratios were 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3; the total thickness were 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 mm, respectively.Results: The maximum stresses on the cortical bone, the cancellous bone as well as the implant were all found to decrease with the increasing of the total thickness of cortical and cancellous bones, with a higher decreasing rate in the range between 0.5-2.0 mm and a lower decreasing rate between 2.0-4.0 mm.More importantly, the maximum value of stress in the cortical bone within the neck region of the implant was observed to increase dramatically via reducing the total thickness below 2 mm, while it was increased insignificantly when the total thickness was above 2.0 mm.Conclusion: The thickness ratio and the total thickness of cancellous bone and cortical bone have strong influence in the stress distribution surrounding the implant. In dental implantation surgery, the total thickness of cancellous bone and cortical bone should be at least 2 mm, and therefore 2 mm is an optimal value.

Key words: cancellous bone, cortical bone, implant, finite element analysis, bone thickness, thickness ratio

CLC Number: 

  • R783