A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal
Biomechanical aspects of reinforced implant over-dentures: a systematic review
Authors: Mona Fathy Gibreel, Ahmed Khalifa, Mohamed Moustafa Said, Fatma Mahanna, Nesma El-Amier, Timo O. Närhi, Leila Perea-Lowery, Pekka K. Vallittu
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
Journal acronym: J Mec Behav Biomed Mater
Volume: 91
Issue: 91
First page : 202
Last page: 211
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 1751-6161
eISSN: 1878-0180
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.12.006(external)
Web address : 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.12.006
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/44260080(external)
AbstractPurpose
The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the effect of reinforcement on the mechanical behaviour of implant overdenture (IOD) bases and its cumulative biological effect on the underlying supporting structures (implants and the residual ridge).
Material and methodsThe required documents were collected electronically from PubMed and Web of Science databases targeting papers published in English that focused on denture base reinforcement for IOD prostheses in order to recognize the principal outcomes of reinforcement on the mechanical and biological properties of overdentures. Such biological outcomes as: strains on implants, peri-implant bone loss, residual ridge resorption(external), and strain on the residual alveolar ridge.
ResultsA total of 269 citations were identified. After excluding any repeated articles between databases and the application of exclusion and inclusion criteria, only 13 publications fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Three publications investigated the mechanical properties of fibre and/or metal-reinforced implant overdentures while another 3 articles investigated the effect of metal reinforcement on stress distribution and strains transmitted to the underlying implants. In addition, 3 in vitro studies investigated the effect of metal reinforcement on overdenture base strain and stresses. Stress distribution to the residual ridge and strain characteristics of the underlying tissues were investigated by 2 in vitro studies. Five clinical studies performed to assist the clinical and prosthetic(external) maintenance of metal-reinforced IOD were included. Data concerning denture base fracture, relining, peri-implant bone loss, probing depth, and implant survival rates during the functional period were extracted and considered in order to evaluate the mechanical properties of the denture base, residual ridge resorption and implant preservation rates, respectively.
ConclusionThe use of a denture base reinforcement can reduce the fracture incidence in IOD bases by enhancing their flexural properties and reducing the overdenture base deformation. Strains on the underlying supporting structures of overdenture prostheses including dental implants(external) and the residual ridge can be decreased and evenly distributed using a metal reinforcement.
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