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ID Design 2012/DOOEL Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences.

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2017.047
eISSN: 1857-9655

Stomatology

 

 

 

Influence of Number of Implants and Attachment Type on Stress Distribution in Mandibular Implant-Retained Overdentures: Finite Element Analysis


 

Mohamed I. El-Anwar1*, Eman A. El-Taftazany2, Hamdy A. Hamed3, Mohamed A. Abd ElHay2


1Mechanical Engineering Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt; 2Removable Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Misr International University, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; 3Removable Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

 

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AIM: This study aimed to compare the stresses generated by using two or four root form dental implants supporting mandibular overdentures that were retained with ball and locator attachments.

METHODS: Under ANSYS environment, four 3D finite element models were prepared. These models simulated complete overdentures supported by two or four implants with either ball or locator attachments as a connection mechanism. The models’ components were created by CAD/CAM package then were imported to ANSYS. Load of 100 N was applied at the right premolar/molar region vertically and at an oblique angle of 110° from lingual direction.

RESULTS: Within the conditions of this research, in all cases, it was found that cortical and cancellous bone regions were the least to be stressed. Also, the ball attachment produced higher stresses.

CONCLUSION: Caps deformation and stresses are negligible in cases of using locator attachment in comparison to ball attachments. This may indicate longer lifetime and less repair/maintenance operations in implant overdentures retained by locator attachments. Although the study revealed that bone was insensitive to a number of implants or attachment type, it may be recommended to use two implants in the canine region than using four, where the locator attachments were found to be better.

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Citation: El-Anwar MI, El-Taftazany EA, Hamed HA, Abd ElHay MA. Influence of Number of Implants and Attachment Type on Stress Distribution in Mandibular Implant-Retained Overdentures: Finite Element Analysis. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2017.047
Keywords: Finite element analysis; Implant; Overdenture; Attachment.
*Correspondence: Mohamed I. El-Anwar. National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, P.O. 12622, Egypt. Phone: +2 0122 2431297. Fax: +2 02 33370931. Email: anwar_eg@yahoo.com
Received: 10-Jan-2017; Revised: 25-Feb-2017; Accepted: 26-Feb-2017; Online first: 22-Mar-2017
Copyright: © 2017 Mohamed I. El-Anwar, Eman A. El-Taftazany, Hamdy A. Hamed, Mohamed A. Abd ElHay. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Funding: This research did not receive any financial support.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
 

 

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