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Finite element simulation of ultrasonic wave propagation in a dental implant for biomechanical stability assessment

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Dental implant stability, which is an important parameter for the surgical outcome, can now be assessed using quantitative ultrasound. However, the acoustical propagation in dental implants remains poorly understood. The objective of this numerical study was to understand the propagation phenomena of ultrasonic waves in cylindrically shaped prototype dental implants and to investigate the sensitivity of the ultrasonic response to the surrounding bone quantity and quality. The 10-MHz ultrasonic response of the implant was calculated using an axisymetric 3D finite element model, which was validated by comparison with results obtained experimentally and using a 2D finite difference numerical model. The results show that the implant ultrasonic response changes significantly when a liquid layer is located at the implant interface compared to the case of an interface fully bounded with bone tissue. A dedicated model based on experimental measurements was developed in order to account for the evolution of the bone biomechanical properties at the implant interface. The effect of a gradient of material properties on the implant ultrasonic response is determined. Based on the reproducibility of the measurement, the results indicate that the device should be sensitive to the effects of a healing duration of less than one week. In all cases, the amplitude of the implant response is shown to decrease when the dental implant primary and secondary stability increase, which is consistent with the experimental results. This study paves the way for the development of a quantitative ultrasound method to evaluate dental implant stability.

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This work has been supported by French National Research Agency (ANR) through the PRTS Program (Project OsseoWave ANR-13-PRTS-0015).

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    Romain Vayron, Vu-Hieu Nguyen, Romain Bosc, Salah Naili & Guillaume Haïat

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Vayron, R., Nguyen, VH., Bosc, R. et al. Finite element simulation of ultrasonic wave propagation in a dental implant for biomechanical stability assessment. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 14, 1021–1032 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-015-0651-7

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