Open AccessStress analysis at bone-implant interface of single- and two-implant-retained mandibular overdenture using three-dimensional finite element analysis
Author(s) -
Krishnakumar Lahoti,
Anup Pathrabe,
Jaykumar Gade
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.199587
Subject(s) - implant , von mises yield criterion , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , finite element method , dentistry , orthodontics , materials science , stress (linguistics) , medicine , engineering , structural engineering , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , botany , biology , genus
The purpose of this research was to compare stress distribution on the bone between single implant-retained and two-implant-retained mandibular overdentures using three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis.