We assess the influence of the parameters of the mathematical model on the results of
calculating the stress-strain state of a dental implant and the surrounding bone tissue
and identify the optimal indicators for the calculations.
Materials and methods: Modelling of stress-strain states was performed by solving
boundary-value problems of linear elasticity (for isotropic material models) using
finite element analysis (FEA). An integrated 3D model was created in ANSYS
19.5
We found 0.01 to be the optimal ratio of size of the finite element for the contact
surfaces of interacting bodies to the length of the implant. The interaction of the
osseo-integrated dental implant with the bone should be simulated with a conformal
connection and the immediately installed and loaded implant should be simulated
with a contact connection.
In conclusion, when considering linear elastic isotropic bone models, the lower the
Young modulus of the cortical layer, the lower the equivalent stress: when the
Young’s modulus is reduced by half, the equivalent von Mises stress is reduced by
about 20%.
Keywords
dental implant, mathematical modeling, finite element
analysis, theory of elasticity, strength analysis