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biomechanical research. Despite irregular geometry anduncertain loading conditions, nite element modelingcan achieve a 3-dimensional representation of the
internal or external structure; this is preferred over rep-resentations derived from exterior single-point measure-
ments. Factorial analysis allows a sensitivity examinationto consider all possible contributing factors and todetermine which factorshave the most inuence in the
biomechanical system.16 Once identied, the more inu-
ential factors can be further investigated, as can theinteractions between them. The purpose of this study
was to integrate a
nite element approach and factorialanalysis, to investigate the variables affecting bonestresses adjacent to alveolar bone.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
We used a commercial stainless steel mini-implant
(A-1 C type implant system; Bio-Ray Biotech, New TaipeiCity, Taiwan) with a 2-mm diameter. For the purpose ofthe study, 3 lengths (8, 10, and 12 mm) were selected formodel reconstruction. The geometry of the mandible,
including both the second premolar and the rst molar,was obtained from the Department of Dentistry of E-Da
Hospital (Kaohsiung County, Taiwan), and computed to-mography images captured at 3-mm intervals were dig-itized into digital imaging and communications inmedicine (DICOM) format. Three-dimensional solidmodels of the mini-implant and the mandible were re-
constructed and assembled by using commercialcomputer-aided design software (SolidWorks 2008;SolidWorks Corp, Waltham, Mass). The periodontal liga-ment was imitated at 0.25 mm in thickness and modeled
based on the exterior geometry of both roots. The inser-tion of the mini-implant was assumed to be the middle
point of both the premolar root in depth and the gap be-tween the premolar and molar. Because the objective ofthis study was focused on bone stress, the crowns of
both teeth were not incorporated to conserve calculation
time. The entire model was imported to the nite ele-ment package (version 11.0; ANSYS, Canonsburg, Pa)and meshed by using 3-dimensional 10-node tetrahe-dral structural elements (Fig 1). The bone, teeth, peri-odontal ligament, and mini-implant were all dened ashomogeneous, isotropic, and linear elastic materials.
The mechanical properties of the materials werebasedon published data and are listed in Table I.15,17,18
Before analysis, various element sizes were examined,ranging from 0.7 to 1.2 mm, to ensure convergence ofthe nite element model. Subsequently, 0.8 mm wasdetermined as the appropriate element mesh size forall mesh models. The interfaces between teeth,periodontal ligament, bone, and mini-implant were all
assumed to be bonded. Proximal and distal bone sur-faces were xed in all directions as the boundary condi-tions. The orthodontic force was 2 N (approximately 200g), derived from previous reports and applied at the top
surface of themini-implant and inclined in the proximaldirection.19-22 We aimed to simulate the en-masse
Fig 1. Finite element model in this study.
Table I. Mechanical properties of the materials used inthe nite element model
Material
Youngsmodulus
(MPa)Poissons
ratio Reference
Mini-implant 230000 0.3 29
Cortical bone 14000 0.3 11
Cancellous bone 300 0.3 11
Dentin 18600 0.31 10
Periodontal membrane 50 0.45 12
Fig 2. Orthodontic force angle investigated in this study.
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retraction of anterior teeth. To this effect, we useda mini-implant with a 2.0-mm diameter. In addition, 2
N force is the maximum magnitude in the generally ac-cepted range, according to the reported clinically safe
limit for immediate loading.8
Statistical analysis
The factors affecting bone stress that were investi-gated included orthodontic force angle, insertion direc-tion, and the exposure length of the mini-implant. In
total, 27 mini-implant nite element models (3 ortho-dontic force angles with 3 insertion directions and 3 ex-posure lengths of the mini-implants) were analyzed (Figs2 and 3). The orthodontic force angle was dened as that
between the line of applied force and the axis, which wasparallel to the long axis of the tooth in the sagittal plane
on the head of mini-implant. The insertion direction wasdetermined based on the long axis of the mini-implantrelative to the bone surface. Maximum von Misesstresses in cortical and cancellous bones were observed
because of the viscoelastic characteristic of the bone.The main effect described the variation of the mean
response of all factors based on the altered level for
a specied factor. Correspondingly, the main effect plotsand the contribution of each factor were generated byusing a commercial statistical package (version 15.0;
Minitab, State College, Pa). To determine the relative im-portance of these factors, a general linear model analysisof variance (ANOVA) test was performed,withP\0.05
deemed to indicate statistical signicance.16
RESULTS
The maximum von Mises stress values of cortical andcancellous bones are listed in Table II. The ANOVA re-sults of affecting factors and their interactions, gener-ated to determine the relative importance of corticaland cancellous bones, are listed in Tables III and IV.The main-effect plots (Figs 4 and5) illustrate the varia-
tions in the maximum von Mises stresses at each level foreach factor between cortical and cancellous bones.
With regard to the cortical bone, the exposure lengthof the mini-implant (82.35%), the interactions between
the insertion angle and exposure length (9.34%), and theinsertion angle of the mini-implant (6.03%) all had
Fig 3. Factors investigated in this study: A, the insertion angle; and B, the exposure length of the mini-
implant.
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signicant impacts (P\0.05) on cortical bone stresses.
Based on the main-effect plots derived from the corticalbone, the stressuctuations observed as the force anglevaried were minimal; although the insertion angle wasaltered from 90 to 120, the cortical stress only de-creased by approximately 12%. The stress did not differmeasurably between 60 and 90. Maximum cortical
bone stresses were observed when the exposure length
of the mini-implant was 7 mm. As the exposure lengthdecreased, cortical bone stresses diminished markedly.
All factors investigated and the interactions betweenthem affected cancellous bone stresses signicantly, ex-cept the interaction between the orthodontic force angle
and the exposure length of the mini-implant. The contri-butions of the dominant factors were the insertion angleof the mini-implant (46.93%), the interaction betweenthe insertion angle and the exposure length of themini-implant (36.41%), and the exposure length ofthe mini-implant (12.44%). The main-effect plots of
the cancellous bone suggested that stresses increased
gradually in conjunction with increases in the forceangle. Maximum cancellous bone stresses were evident
when the insertion angle of the mini-implant was 60.The observed stresses reduced signicantly as the inser-
tion angle increased. Whereas the stresses were minimalwhen the exposure length was 5 mm, the variations be-
tween each level were not as obvious as those associatedwith the insertion angle.
Most stresses were concentrated around the region ofinsertion of the mini-implant. The magnitude of stress
increased as the exposure length of the mini-implantincreased. Stress variations were not obvious among
the other factors. The stresses in cancellous bone wereobserved to be mostly distributed around the mini-implant and were extremely small compared with thoseevident in cortical bone.
DISCUSSION
The objective of this study was to investigate the fac-
tors affecting bone stresses adjacent to mini-implants.The principal stress-strain and displacement of the alve-olar bone are directional quantities and thereby used topredict the nal morphologic changes of orthodontictreatment. Although the importance of these indexes is
Table II. Simulation results of maximum von Misesstresses of cortical and cancellous bones
Model
Orthodonticforce
direction
Insertion
angle
Exposurelength
(mm)
Corticalbone
(MPa)
Cancellous
bone (MPa)
1 30 60 3 1.72 0.25
2 5 2.39 0.18
3 7 2.74 0.24
4 90 3 1.74 0.21
5 5 2.18 0.15
6 7 3.32 0.19
7 120 3 1.53 0.08
8 5 2.21 0.15
9 7 2.67 0.21
10 45 60 3 1.81 0.29
11 5 2.68 0.20
12 7 2.87 0.25
13 90 3 1.80 0.24
14 5 2.11 0.1615 7 3.51 0.20
16 120 3 1.52 0.08
17 5 2.05 0.15
18 7 2.71 0.21
19 60 60 3 1.82 0.31
20 5 2.78 0.22
21 7 3.03 0.26
22 90 3 1.76 0.25
23 5 1.92 0.16
24 7 3.39 0.20
25 120 3 1.45 0.08
26 5 2.04 0.15
27 7 2.81 0.21
Table III. Summary of the ANOVA results of the max-imum von Mises stresses of cortical bone
Source df SS MSS %TSS P
Force angle 2 0.02 0.01 0.22 0.314
Insertion angle 2 0.58 0.29 6.03 0.000*
Exposure length 2 7.91 3.95 82.35 0.000*
Force angle 3 insertion angle 4 0.11 0.03 1.12 0.065
Force angle 3 exposure length 4 0.03 0.01 0.30 0.501
Insertion angle 3 exposure
length
4 0.90 0.22 9.34 0.000*
Error 8 0.06 0.01 0.65
Total 26 9.60
SS, Sum of squares; MSS, meansum of squares; %TSS, total sum of
squares.
*P\0.05.
Table IV. Summary of the ANOVA results of the max-imum von Mises stresses of cancellous bone
Source df SS MSS %TSS P
Force angle 2 0.0019 0.0009 2.04 0.000*
Insertion angle 2 0.0430 0.0215 46.93 0.000*
Exposure length 2 0.0114 0.0057 12.44 0.000*
Force angle 3 insertion angle 4 0.0012 0.0003 1.36 0.005*
Force angle 3 exposure length 4 0.0005 0.0001 0.51 0.074
Insertion angle 3 exposure
length
4 0.0334 0.0083 36.41 0.000*
Error 8 0.0003 0.0000 0.32
Total 26 0.0917
SS, Sum of squares; MSS, mean sum of squares; %TSS, total sum of
squares.
*P\0.05.
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well recognized, in this study, we aimed to quantify the
relative contributions of affecting factors once themini-implant was inserted and subjected to orthodonticforces. Our quantitative results showed that bone
stresses were higher in cortical than in cancellous bone.It was obvious that the orthodontic stress was mainlyborne by the cortical bone. This observation agrees
with the research of Miyamoto et al.23Furthermore, Mo-toyoshi et al12 suggested that the thickness of cortical
bone should be 1 mm or more to ensure the stability ofmini-implants. Therefore, the primary stability of mini-
implants is positively correlated with the quality andthickness of the cortical bone at the insertion site.
The mechanical properties of biologic tissue, includ-ing bone and periodontal ligament, are well-known to
be viscoelastic and highly dependent on strain rate.Orthodontic treatment is a progressive process that
uses low-magnitude orthodontic force, because the de-formation and displacement of a dental tissue requiresa period of time for modulation. Based on this conditionand assuming that alveolar bone is a ductile material, theassociated von Mises stress has proved to be widely ac-ceptable in orthodontic research. Moreover, selecting
this stress index was advantageous because it is a scaledesigned to quantify stress, without orientation. Thisstress index makes it easier for clinicians to predict wherestress concentrations can occur; this is important, since
high stress potentially leads to failure.The results of our study indicated that the von Mises
stress in cortical bone was affected primarily by theexposure length of the mini-implant (82.35%). Previousresearch focused mainly on the insertion length of mini-implants. In 2011, Chatzigianni et al24 reported that thedisplacement of longer mini-implants under 2.5 N offorce was greater than that exhibited by shorter implants.
Several studies have shown that longer mini-implantsyield higher success rates than shorter implants.25,26
Occasionally, the head of the mini-implant can becomecovered by alveolar mucosa. In such cases, intervention
with orthodontic devices such as an elastic chain ora coil spring could lead to inammation of the alveolar
tissue, which is highly correlated with mini-implantfailure. Partial insertion of longer mini-implants would
A
B
C
7 mm3 mm 5 mm
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.7
3.0
3.3
1.5
(MPa)
3.6
1209060
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.7
3.0
3.3
3.6
1.5
(MPa)
30 45 60
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.7
3.0
3.3
3.6
1.5
(MPa)
Fig 4. Main-effect plots for each level of: A, force angle;B, insertion angle; and C, exposure length of the mini-
implant on the cortical bone stresses. The horizontal
and vertical axes, respectively, showed variations of
each investigated factor and the mean von Mises
stresses (MPa).
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minimize the possibility of the alveolar mucosa covering
the head ofthe mini-implant, thus reducing the chanceof its failure.27
The results of this study suggest that cortical bone
stress increases in association with increases in exposurelength, because the bending moment increases with theelongation of the moment arm. Excessive bone stress in-
duced by longer exposure lengths might facilitate localbone resorption. The closer the screw head is to the at-tached mucosa, the less destructive will be the appliedload. When the screw head is farther from the attached
mucosa, the orthodontic load should be reduced accord-ingly. Furthermore, food debris and plaque can accumu-
late around the exposed thread; this in turn could lead toinammation of the attached mucosa and subsequentinammation of the cortical bone surrounding themini-implant. Thus, the exposure length, which has
not been emphasized in previous research, might be asimportant as insertion length in clinical practice.
The pullout test is the most popular in-vitro protocolto evaluate the stability and strength of the screws usedin orthopedics and dentistry.28,29 In contrast to theapplied force that is parallel to the longitudinal axis ofthe mini-implant in the pullout test, the orthodontic
force is mostly applied perpendicularly to the mini-implant itself. The bone stresselds are completely dif-ferent under these 2 loading conditions. Some studieshave investigated the relevance of both the insertion an-gle of the mini-implant and the direction of orthodontic
force to the stability of the implant.7,30 The results of thefactorial analysis showed that the angle of orthodonticforce has no signicant effect on cortical bone stress(P 5 0.314). Whereas all factors investigated hada statistically signicant inuence on cancellous bone
stress, the stress value of cancellous bone was muchless than that of cortical bone.
Extensive nite element analysis has been applied toinvestigate the mechanical response of biologic struc-tures, especially in orthopedics31,32 and dentistry.33,34
Although this method is considered to be a powerfultool for biomechanical research, the numeric results
produced by this method still require appropriateinterpretation. Factorial analysis is a statistical method
A
B
C
3 mm 5 mm 7 mm
0.16
0.18
0.20
0.22
0.24
0.26
0.14
(MPa)
45 30 60
0.16
0.18
0.20
0.22
0.24
0.26
0.14
(MPa)
60 90 120
0.16
0.18
0.20
0.22
0.24
0.26
0.14
(MPa)
Fig 5. Main-effect plots for each level of: A, force angle;B, insertion angle; and C, exposure length of the mini-
implant on the cancellous bone stresses. The horizontal
and vertical axes, respectively, showed variations of
each investigated factor and the mean von Mises
stresses (MPa).
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used to describe the variability among factors and the
interactions between them. Therefore, the distortioncaused by the differences between numeric models andthe actual environment could be diminished by
integration of the
nite element model and factorialanalysis, and the results might be more authentic.Although the assumptions incorporated into nite
element modeling are based on clinical conditions, it iswell recognized that they are not identical. It isimpossible to measure stresses accurately around themini-implant in vivo. Hence, this study incorporated
biomechanical factors, which might not be exactly com-parable with the real situation. With insufcient
attached gingiva, as the mandible has, the site of mini-implants in the mandible varies. In the treatment of ClassIII patients, for example, mini-implants often need to beinserted at the external oblique ridge or the retromolar
pad for en-masse retraction. To overcome the encapsu-lation of mobile gingiva, the exposed length of mandib-ular mini-implants must be longer than that of implantsin the maxilla. Longer exposure length also occurs whenthere is bone destruction around the mini-implant. The
von Mises stress distributions show the mechanicalchange as well as the causes of failure under compro-mised bone conditions. In addition, further investiga-tions could provide imperative information leading to
innovations or techniques for use in clinical practice.There were limitations to this study. For numeric
convergence, the mechanical behavior of the materials
was assumed to be linear elastic (homogeneous and iso-tropic), and the value of each material was inferred fromprevious reports. The interface of bone and mini-implant
was set to fully bonded,to investigate the interactionbetween all other potentially contributing factors.Although the magnitude of orthodontic force was posi-tively correlated with bone stress, in this analysis, it didnot exceed the maximum suggested clinical value. Cor-tical bone thickness and cancellous bone quality were
not incorporated into the analysis to prevent bone stressfrom being dominated by bone quality and potentiallyconfounding the outcomes related to other relevant fac-
tors. In addition, the stress induced by insertion torquewas excluded from this investigation. Regardless of theselimitations, we integrated a nite element approach withfactorial analysis to investigate the comparative inu-ences of the exposure length of mini-implants, their in-sertion angles, and the direction of orthodontic forceexerted on bone adjacent to the implantation site.
CONCLUSIONS
In this study, the nite element approach integratedwith factorial analysis was adopted for elucidating
factors related to orthodontic mini-implants. The expo-
sure length of the mini-implants signicantly inuencedbone stress; increased exposure lengths resulted ingreater bone stresses adjacent to the mini-implant.
The relative in
uence of the insertion angle of themini-implant (6.03%) was also statistically signicantbut was much less than that of exposure length
(82.35%). The direction of orthodontic force had no sig-nicant effect on cortical bone stress. Decreasing the ex-posure length is recommended to improve the stabilityof mini-implants in clinical practice.
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