Biomechanical aspects of marginal bone resorption around osseointegrated implants: considerations based on a three‐dimensional finite element analysis

Abstract

The results of this analysis suggest that a certain amount of conical resorption may be the result of biomechanical adaptation of bone to stress. However, as bone resorption progresses, the increasing stresses in the cancellous bone and implant under lateral load may result in implant failure.