title: The spline implant: design, engineering, and evaluation.
abstract: The design and engineering characteristics of the Spline dental implant were investigated. Compressive strength, rotational movement, resistance to cyclic loading and torsional strength were evaluated. The results of the mechanical test indicated that this implant/abutment complex is mechanically stable, has minimal rotational movement, improved resistance to screw loosening, and good interface fidelity. The data for the new design are compared with published data for other implant/abutment connections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Binon
mesh_terms: D019245:Compressive Strength; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D019415:Torque
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D014025:Titanium