M. Cehreli – Biomechanics of Dental Implants. Handbook for Researchers

Автор: M. Cehreli
Название книги: Biomechanics of Dental Implants. Handbook for Researchers
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Материаловедение в стоматологии
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Biomechanics is applied to many fields of dentistry including treatments involving the
use of dental implants to provide a means for predicting the clinical outcome. Several
experimental and theoretical approaches are being used to accomplish this goal. In writing
this humble book, our sincere hope was to provide a brief guide to the apprentice, although
any reader interested in dental implant biomechanics can benefit this book to get the most
complete picture of clinical/animal/experimental biomechanical studies related to state-of-art
dental implants. I also wished to include a brief section related to post and core restorations,
since these devices as well as orthodontic implants are assigned to the same biomechanical
analyses for predicting their clinical outcome.
I would like to thank deeply to all the contributors for their unrequited efforts and the job
well-done. Without their work, this book would be incomplete.

The mechanical performance of any object depends on the forces applied to the structure,
the resulting burdens (stresses, strains) placed on the materials that comprise the structure,
and the ability of the materials to withstand and sustain the burdens (material properties). As a
living material, bone is uniquely capable of responding and adapting to mechanical cues that
influence its size and shape. For example, with the loss of teeth, individuals experience
decreased mastication and biting functionality, and the strength and stiffness of the mandible
decreases accordingly [1, 2]. Conversely, as a result of increased exercise, long bones
increase their size and shape in response to large incident forces, which increases their ability
to withstand loads [3, 4]. Therefore, understanding the mechanical performance of bone can
help to understand the factors that determine skeletal structure and predict changes that occur
with aging, prosthetic implantation, fracture and other clinical conditions.