Temperature rise of alveolar bone during dental implant drilling using the finite element simulation

In this study, a three-dimensional elastic-plastic dynamic finite element model is used to simulate the alveolar bone temperature rise during dental implant drilling. An experimental setup was designed to verify the feasibility of the proposed dynamic finite element model. The peak bone temperature within the alveolar bone is investigated through both simulations and experiments. The results indicate that the proposed elastic-plastic dynamic finite element model can provide a good prediction of the alveolar bone temperature rise during the implant drilling. The result also indicated that the peak bone temperature occurs at the interface of cortical bone and cancellous bone for a fixed feeding rate. [Life Science Journal. 2010; 7(1): 68 – 72] (ISSN: 1097 – 8135).