Thread design optimization of a dental implant using explicit dynamics finite element analysis
Abstract To optimize the thread design of a commercial dental implant for ideal stress distribution in the peri-implant bone. The models of the BLT® Φ4.1 × 10 implant (Institut Straumann AG) and the alveolar bone were created. Dynamic von Mises stress (σ vM ) in the peri-implant cortical bone during...
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| description | Abstract To optimize the thread design of a commercial dental implant for ideal stress distribution in the peri-implant bone. The models of the BLT® Φ4.1 × 10 implant (Institut Straumann AG) and the alveolar bone were created. Dynamic von Mises stress (σ vM ) in the peri-implant cortical bone during and immediately after implantation was calculated using explicit dynamics finite element analysis (EDFEA). The combination of thread pitch, depth, tip width (TW), and coronal/apical surface angle (CSA/ASA), which produced minimal σ vM was determined as the optimal thread design by orthogonal experimental design. The implants with optimal and original thread designs were fabricated and implanted into rabbits’ tibias. Implant stability quotient (ISQ), bone-to-implant contact (BIC), and bone volume fraction in 500 μm (BV/TV-500) and 1000 μm range (BV/TV-1000) were measured to evaluate the osseointegration performance of the implants. The implant thread design of 0.8-mm pitch, 0.2-mm depth, 0.15-mm TW, 10-degree CSA, and 10-degree ASA produced minimal σ vM for the maxillary posterior region (OPT-max). The thread design of 1.0-mm pitch, 0.3-mm depth, 0.2-mm TW, 0-degree CSA, and 20-degree ASA produced minimal σ vM for the mandibular posterior region (OPT-man). Optimized implants showed significantly improved ISQ value (p < 0.05) 4 weeks after implantation. The BV/TV-500 and BV/TV-1000 around the OPT-max, and the BIC and BV/TV-500 around the OPT-man implant were significantly higher than those around the originally designed implant, respectively (p < 0.05). The thread design significantly affects the stress in the peri-implant bone during and immediately after the implantation. The optimal thread design based on EDFEA promoted the osteogenesis around the implant. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4112c80852bb4ba49e94e5b441f33a6d2025-08-20T03:45:32ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111910.1038/s41598-025-08858-7Thread design optimization of a dental implant using explicit dynamics finite element analysisQi Zhong0Zidi Zhai1Zi’ang Wu2Yingyi Shen3Fang Qu4Yaqin Wu5Ziyuan Zhu6Chun Xu7Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineAbstract To optimize the thread design of a commercial dental implant for ideal stress distribution in the peri-implant bone. The models of the BLT® Φ4.1 × 10 implant (Institut Straumann AG) and the alveolar bone were created. Dynamic von Mises stress (σ vM ) in the peri-implant cortical bone during and immediately after implantation was calculated using explicit dynamics finite element analysis (EDFEA). The combination of thread pitch, depth, tip width (TW), and coronal/apical surface angle (CSA/ASA), which produced minimal σ vM was determined as the optimal thread design by orthogonal experimental design. The implants with optimal and original thread designs were fabricated and implanted into rabbits’ tibias. Implant stability quotient (ISQ), bone-to-implant contact (BIC), and bone volume fraction in 500 μm (BV/TV-500) and 1000 μm range (BV/TV-1000) were measured to evaluate the osseointegration performance of the implants. The implant thread design of 0.8-mm pitch, 0.2-mm depth, 0.15-mm TW, 10-degree CSA, and 10-degree ASA produced minimal σ vM for the maxillary posterior region (OPT-max). The thread design of 1.0-mm pitch, 0.3-mm depth, 0.2-mm TW, 0-degree CSA, and 20-degree ASA produced minimal σ vM for the mandibular posterior region (OPT-man). Optimized implants showed significantly improved ISQ value (p < 0.05) 4 weeks after implantation. The BV/TV-500 and BV/TV-1000 around the OPT-max, and the BIC and BV/TV-500 around the OPT-man implant were significantly higher than those around the originally designed implant, respectively (p < 0.05). The thread design significantly affects the stress in the peri-implant bone during and immediately after the implantation. The optimal thread design based on EDFEA promoted the osteogenesis around the implant.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08858-7Explicit dynamics finite element analysisDental implantThread designStress distributionAlveolar bone |
| spellingShingle | Qi Zhong Zidi Zhai Zi’ang Wu Yingyi Shen Fang Qu Yaqin Wu Ziyuan Zhu Chun Xu Thread design optimization of a dental implant using explicit dynamics finite element analysis Scientific Reports Explicit dynamics finite element analysis Dental implant Thread design Stress distribution Alveolar bone |
| title | Thread design optimization of a dental implant using explicit dynamics finite element analysis |
| title_full | Thread design optimization of a dental implant using explicit dynamics finite element analysis |
| title_fullStr | Thread design optimization of a dental implant using explicit dynamics finite element analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thread design optimization of a dental implant using explicit dynamics finite element analysis |
| title_short | Thread design optimization of a dental implant using explicit dynamics finite element analysis |
| title_sort | thread design optimization of a dental implant using explicit dynamics finite element analysis |
| topic | Explicit dynamics finite element analysis Dental implant Thread design Stress distribution Alveolar bone |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08858-7 |
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