Structural Analysis of Dental Implants with Various Micro Grove Profiles

The goal of this research was to determine the effect of changing micro-groove profile on an implant to the stress transfer to surrounding bone. Different types of parametric groove profiles was designed on the cylindrical implant by using Solidworks and Visual Basic. Finite element analysis was carried out on the designed model by applying pullout test conditions. The boundary condition for the finite element model was generated from an in vivo experimental model. The results showed that implant with square groove profile shows better performance than V-shaped grooves for long-term implant stabilization. Such grooving can be engraved in dental implants in order to obtain long-term stabilization of the implant.