Gabriele Cervino, Umberto Romeo, Floriana Lauritano, Ennio Bramanti, Luca Fiorillo, Cesare D'Amico, Dario Milone, Luigi Laino, Francesco Campolongo, Silvia Rapisarda, Marco Cicciù
Purpose: The objective of this investigation is to study prosthodontics and internal components resistance to the masticatory stress and considering different force directions by using Finite Element Method analysis (FEM). The structural materials of the components are usually Titanium alloy grade 4 or 5 and thus, guarantee the integration of the fixture in the bone due to the osteointegration phenomena. Even if the long-term dental implant survival rate is easy to be obtained and confirmed by numerous researches, the related clinical success, due to the alteration of the mechanical and prosthodontics components is still controversial...
2018: Open Dentistry Journal