Occlusal Load Distribution On Implant and Adjacent Natural Teeth

This book is intended to evaluate the effect of the size of occlusal contact areas of single implant supported restoration on occlusal load distribution on adjacent premolars using a digital occlusal analyzer (T-Scan).Twenty four patients with missed lower first molar were received delayed dental implants where they divided into 2 main groups according to the presence or absence of adjacent lower second molar (n=12). Group (Ι): Patients with missing mandibular first molar with the presence of adjacent second molar and premolar teeth while group(ΙΙ): Patients with missing mandibular first molar tooth with the presence of adjacent premolars and absence of adjacent distal molars. Two occlusal schemes were followed during superstructure construction dividing each group into two subgroups (n=6). Patients were evaluated for occlusal load distribution on implants and adjacent premolars before and after cementation of the crown and after 3 and 6 months using T-scan system (9.1).