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- Title
A Finite Element Analysis of a Tooth-Supported 3D-Printed Surgical Guide without Metallic Sleeves for Dental Implant Insertion.
- Authors
Ghionea, Ionut Gabriel; Vatamanu, Oana Elena Burlacu; Cristescu, Ana Maria; David, Mihai; Stancu, Izabela Cristina; Butnarasu, Cristian; Cristache, Corina Marilena
- Abstract
Static guided surgery for dental implant insertion is a well-documented procedure requiring the manufacturing of a custom-made surgical guide, either teeth-supported, mucosal-supported, bone-supported, or mixed (teeth-mucosal-supported), depending on the clinical situation. The guidance of the surgical drills during implant bed preparation could be undertaken using a sequence of different diameters of metal drill sleeves or, with the sleeves incorporated in the surgical guide, shank-modified drills, both clinically accepted and used with good results. Despite the great number of advantages associated with the use of guided surgery, one of the major risks is guide fracture during drilling for implant bed preparation. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the surgical guides without metal sleeves and to simulate, with the aid of Finite Element Analysis (FEA), the use of such dentally supported guides for implant insertion. The FEA is performed in CATIA v5 software after defining the surgical guide mesh material and bone properties. A maximum stress of 6.92 MPa appeared on the guide at the special built-in window meant to allow cooling during drilling, and the maximum value of the guide displacement during drilling simulation was 0.002 mm. Taking into consideration the limits of the current research, the designed tooth-supported surgical guide can withstand the forces occurring during the surgery, even in denser bone, without the risk of fracture.
- Subjects
FINITE element method; DENTAL implants; SURGICAL meshes; OSSEOINTEGRATED dental implants; OPERATIVE dentistry; DENTAL metallurgy; ARACHNOID cysts
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 17, p9975
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app13179975