Finite element analysis of post dental implant fixation in drilled mandible sites.

Background: Implant loosening may occur after dental implant placement as a result of the mechanical conditions created around the implant. In this research, the effect of bone drilling conditions on the magnitude of stress created in newly-formed bone around the implant, after placement, was investigated using FEA analysis.

Method: The simulations performed in this study were based on the three-dimensional (3D) shape of the created cavities, extracted from the drilled cortical bone of the jaws.