Analysis of the effect of load direction on the stress distribution in dental implant

In this work, the finite element method is used to compute the distribution of stresses in dental prosthesis. The stress analysis is particularly focused at the interface bone-implant in different positions: distal zone, medial zone and proximal zone of these components. The effects of the intensity and the direction of loading on the stress variation were highlighted. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.