B. Rangert et al., VERTICAL LOAD DISTRIBUTION ON A 3-UNIT PROSTHESIS SUPPORTED BY A NATURAL TOOTH AND A SINGLE BRANEMARK IMPLANT - AN IN-VIVO STUDY, Clinical oral implants research, 6(1), 1995, pp. 40-46
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In vivo bite forces, implant axial forces and bending moments were mea
sured on 5 patients with fixed posterior prostheses supported by a nat
ural tooth and a single Branemark implant. The results demonstrate tha
t the vertical loads applied to the prostheses are shared between the
tooth and the implant. The maximum bending moment transferred to the i
mplant (10-15 N . cm) was well below the acceptable load limits for th
e mechanical components (50-60 N . cm), even at bite forces exceeding
100 N. The main reason for this load sharing seems to be the inherent
bending flexibility of the implant screw joint, which matches the axia
l flexibility of the periodontal ligament of the tooth.