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Utilizaton of dental implants in restoration of edentulous patients is the progress of dental science. Stress can induce resorption in the surrounding bone of implants, leading to gradual loosening and ultimately to complete loss of implants. Thus, the maintenance of periimplant bone structure plays an important role for long term success of osseointegrated implants. Previous study has used the finite element method to assess mechanical stresses occurring in bone surrounding dental implants. However, little has been done to related the calculated stress distributions to clinical situation. In this investigation, to avoid the limitations stated, we made axisymmetric finite element models of various bone qualities and loading directions to simulate clinical conditions. The aim of this investigation is to evaluate the effects of different implant shapes and bone qualities on stress distribution in bone. Nine different root-type endosseous implants are included in this study. Among them are seven commercial cortical-Schraube, Branemark, Screw-Vent, Steri-Oss, Minimatic, Pitt-Easy, and MicroVent), two self-designed implants (A1, and B1). Four types of bone are modeled for this study: homogenous cortical bone, homogenous cancellous bone, a cortical bone layer superior to cancellous bone, a cortical bone layer superior to cancellous bone and the other inferior. 100-newton loadings of an axial direction and a 30-degree oblique direction to the axis are applied over the top surface of each implant. The results indicate that the stress distribution pattern is determined by implant shape, bone quality, and loading condition. Implant surfaces with geometric discontinuities (serrated, grooved, and sharp geometries) lead to high-stress concentrations at the tips of the bony ingrowth. Moreover, a smooth, longer cylinder shape of implant head causes higher stresses than shorter shape under oblique loading. Oblique loading produces more greater maximun bone stress than vertical, and concentrated in the little volume of crestal bone. In this study, the cortical bone will be advantageous for the stress delivered to bone, since it produces a more uniform stress distribution than does cancellous bone. it suggests that bone model of a cortical bone layer superior to cancellous bone and the other inferior is a good selection for operation site of implant. However, additional researches, combining biological  and clinical studies, were recommended for all commercially available dental implants.
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