title: Mechanical Reliability Evaluation of an Oral Implant-Abutment System According to UNI EN ISO 14801 Fatigue Test Protocol.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the mechanical reliability of a dental implant system by testing its maximum fracture load and mechanical performance under cyclic fatigue stress.
  
  
  METHODS
  An experimental study according to the international standards (UNI EN ISO 14801: 2008) was performed using 13 implants (3.80 mm in diameter and 12 mm in length) with straight titanium abutments tightened to 30 N. Five samples were subjected to compression stress at break. Based on the mean fracture load value obtained in this test, the levels of dynamic loading range were set and were carried on at a frequency of 15 Hz for 5 × 10 cycles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The compression stress at break mean value of the tested implants was 430 N (SD ± 35.66 N). In the mechanical fatigue stress test, the fatigue limit for 5 × 10 load cycles was 172 N.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The evaluated implant system proved to withstand considerable mechanical loads under the "worst-case" loading situation performed according to UNI EN ISO 14801 standard. The reliability of this test protocol makes it suitable to be accomplished for understanding and comparing mechanical properties of implant systems.
authors.affiliation: *Assistant Professor, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy. †Researcher, Dental Clinic, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. ‡Researcher, Technologies and Health Department, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. §First Researcher, Technologies and Health Department, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. ¶Professor, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ratta
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mummolo
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tecco
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pecci
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bedini
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marzo
mesh_terms: D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013314:Stress, Mechanical