title: Load transfer from endosteal implants to supporting bone: an analysis using statics. Part two: Axial loading.
abstract: Engineering statics was used for the analysis of axial occlusal load transfer by a dental implant to the supporting bone. The analysis revealed that an implant can be totally supported by trabecular bone. Also, an implant of only 10 mm in length with a 4-mm diameter can transmit average maximum biting forces to the supporting bone within the physiologic strain limits of the bone.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of California-San Francisco.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lum
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Osier
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000502:physiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001732:Bite Force; D015921:Dental Implants; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants