[Three-dimensional finite element analysis of stress distribution about abutments periodontal membranes of separated removable partial denture and conical telescope].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate and compare the stress of edentulous mucosa and periodontal membranes of the abutments under vertical loads for separated removable partial denture or conical telescope denture.


METHODS
One patient who had lost the second premolar and the first molar on the upper jaw and had I mobile abutments was chosen in the study. Two precise three dimensional finite element models were constructed by using screw CT image reconstruction technique and Materialise Mimics, Pro/Engineer WF 2.0, ANSYS Workbench software. Vertical forces were loaded on the two models. Then comparing and analyzing the von Mises stress distribution of the edentulous mucosa and the periodontal membranes of abutments between the separate removable partial denture and conical telescope denture in the software of ANSYS Workbench.


RESULTS
The von Mises stress values of the edentulous mucosa of separate removable partial denture were larger than that of the conical telescope denture. The von Mises stress values of abutments periodontal membranes of separate removable partial denture were lower than that of conical telescope denture.


CONCLUSIONS
Under vertical loads, compare with conical telescope denture, the separate removable partial denture can protect the abutments.
Tang
Ying
Y
Dept. of Prosthodontics, Stomatological Disease Institution of Luwan District, Shanghai 200062, China.
Wang
Min
M
Luo
Yun
Y
Man
Yi
Y
D001641:Bicuspid; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D010513:Periodontal Ligament; D061351:Telescopes; D014070:Tooth