title: Simulating the trabecular bone structure around dental implants: a case presentation.
abstract: The effect of bone remodeling on the long-time success of dental implants is becoming critical for implant design and presurgical assessments. This study applies a previously presented remodeling simulation scheme on a computer tomography (CT)-based finite element model. The CT data of a dental implant at the upper right central incisor region 6 years after implant insertion was used. The time-dependent density change of the trabecular bone after osseointegration was studied. The trabecular structure, by means of density distribution, around the implant showed similarities to the CT images at many regions.
authors.affiliation: Endowed Chair of Oral Technology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany. ihasan@uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: Istabrak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Friedhelm
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Heinemann
authors.forename: Ludger
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Keilig
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourauel
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008954:Models, Biological; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants