AUTHOR=Wu Ming-Le , Lai Peng-Yu , Cheong Fan , Zhou Wen-Cheng , Xu Sang-Hui , Li Hui , Shen Shan 

TITLE=Application in the analysis of the occlusal force of free-end missing tooth implant restoration with T-SCAN III

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bioengineering-and-biotechnology/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1039518

DOI=10.3389/fbioe.2023.1039518

ISSN=2296-4185

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Introduction:</bold> The occlusal force of the teeth in the dental arch and the remaining adjacent natural teeth will change after implant restoration with a free-end missing tooth. This study intends to use the T-SCAN III scanner to collect dynamic quantitative data before and after the restoration of free-end implants and to explore the application of the T-SCAN III in redistributing the occlusal force of free-end implants.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> In this study, 24 patients with free-end implant restoration were selected, and their occlusion was tested before, immediately after, and 3 months after implant restoration.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> In all 24 cases, the bite force of the first natural tooth adjacent to the implanted tooth after restoration changed from 19.12% ± 9.48%–12.93% ± 11.47% (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.01). For additional data analysis, all cases were further subdivided by single implant and fixed bridge restorations. In 17 cases, there was a successful follow-up after 3 months. The percentage of the total bite force of dental arch with implant increased from 41.92% ± 10.78%–53.06% ± 10.71% (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.01).</p><p><bold>Discussion:</bold> This study shows that the free-end implant restoration protects the remaining natural teeth, and the patient’s missing dental arch bite force improves within 3 months of implant restoration.</p>