Abstract
Although deformation analysis of alveolar bone with dental implant is crucial, there are no effective experimental approaches in this research field to elucidate the mechanical phenomenon. Our group has suggested an advanced experimental technique to investigate the deformation distribution by means of the combination of a bilayer bone model, which fabricated in accordance with the structure and mechanical properties of actual alveolar bone, and digital image correlation (DIC) method. The validity of the experimental result obtained, however, has not been sufficiently verified yet. Therefore, numerical investigation by finite element (FE) method was performed. As a result, the experimental method combined the bilayer bone model with DIC technique offered important clues to clarify the interfacial state of complex bone deformation distribution pattern around the dental implant, exhibiting its feasibility and usefulness for the research of dental mechanics.
