Mechanical properties of bone-implant interface: an in vitro comparison of the parameters at placement and at 3 months.
Four biomechanical parameters--peak force, vertical displacement, interface stiffness, and strain energy--were defined to evaluate bone-implant interface properties. These parameters were measured at placement and after 3 months of healing during push-in tests on commercially pure titanium implants placed in the mandibles of dogs in a one-phase nonsubmerged procedure. Comparison of the results showed that peak force, interface stiffness, and strain energy increased after 3 months of healing, but vertical displacement decreased. These findings suggest that the interface stiffness, which is considered a major factor for implant success, increases during 3 months of healing in dogs, which corresponds to a 4- to 6-month healing period in human mandibles.
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Section of Oral Rehabilitation, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Persovski
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Binderman
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D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D004285:Dogs; D008334:Mandible; D016348:Osseointegration; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014025:Titanium; D014945:Wound Healing
D015921:Dental Implants; D014025:Titanium