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Effect of crown stiffness and prosthetic screw absence on the stress distribution in implant-supported restoration: A 3D finite element analysis

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  • Ettore Epifania
  • Alessandro E di Lauro
  • Pietro Ausiello
  • Alessia Mancone
  • Franklin Garcia-Godoy
  • João Paulo Mendes Tribst

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This in-silico investigation evaluated the mechanical impact of Morse tape implant-abutment interface and retention system (with and without screw) and restorative materials (composite block and monolithic zirconia) by means of a three-dimensional finite element analysis (3D-FEA). Four 3D models were designed for the lower first molar. A dental implant (4.5 × 10 mm B&B Dental Implant Company) was digitized (micro CT) and exported to computer-aided design (CAD) software. Non-uniform rational B-spline surfaces were reconstructed, generating a 3D volumetric model. Four different models were generated with the same Morse-type connection, but with a different locking system (with and without active screw) and a different crown material made of composite block and zirconia. The D2 bone type, which contains cortical and trabecular tissues, was designed using data from the database. The implants were juxtaposed inside the model after Boolean subtraction. Implant placement depth was simulated for the implant model precisely at crestal bone level. Each acquired model was then imported into the finite element analysis (FEA) software as STEP files. The Von Mises equivalent strains were calculated for the peri-implant bone and the Von Mises stress for the prosthetic structures. The highest strain values in bone tissue occurred in the peri-implant bone interface and were comparable in the four implant models (8.2918e-004–8.6622e-004 mm/mm). The stress peak in the zirconia crown (64.4 MPa) was higher than in the composite crown (52.2 MPa) regardless of the presence of the prosthetic screw. The abutment showed the lowest stress peaks (99.71–92.28 MPa) when the screw was present (126.63–114.25 MPa). Based on this linear analysis, it is suggested that the absence of prosthetic screw increases the stress inside the abutment and implant, without effect on the crown and around the bone tissue. Stiffer crowns concentrate more stress on its structure, reducing the amount of stress on the abutment.

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  • Ettore Epifania & Alessandro E di Lauro & Pietro Ausiello & Alessia Mancone & Franklin Garcia-Godoy & João Paulo Mendes Tribst, 2023. "Effect of crown stiffness and prosthetic screw absence on the stress distribution in implant-supported restoration: A 3D finite element analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(5), pages 1-15, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0285421
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285421
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    1. Fabricia Teixeira Barbosa & Luiz Carlos Silveira Zanatta & Edélcio de Souza Rendohl & Sergio Alexandre Gehrke, 2021. "Comparative analysis of stress distribution in one-piece and two-piece implants with narrow and extra-narrow diameters: A finite element study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(2), pages 1-13, February.
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