Dynamics of implant assisted removable partial denture with three dimensional finite element analysis.

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24792111
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Prosthetic dentistry
• Research Institution: Showa University
• Principal Investigator: ITOH Haruka 昭和大学, 歯学部, 兼任講師 (50514866)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: インプラント / 部分床義歯 / FEA / IARPD

Research Abstract

One of the prevalent prosthetic restrations for partial edentulism is the use of an implant assisted removable partial denture (IARPD), a removable partial denture (RPD) supported by dental implants. However, its standard designs have not been fully established, since the functional characteristics are not analyzed well enough. In this study, we applied FEA on IARPD dynamics to see the effects on supporting tissues and to figure out optimal RPD design. Our results indicate that the placement of dental implants helps to restrict the dynamics of IARPD and achieve economical design of IARPD esthetically and functionally.