Load transfer from endosteal implants to supporting bone: an analysis using statics. Part two: Axial loading.
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.
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School of Dentistry, University of California-San Francisco.
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D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000502:physiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001732:Bite Force; D015921:Dental Implants; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D006801:Humans
D015921:Dental Implants