Research Article

Influence of Thread Pitch, Helix Angle, and Compactness on Micromotion of Immediately Loaded Implants in Three Types of Bone Quality: A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis

Table 3

Displacement of five implants under vertical load ( m).

Thread patternD2D3D4
VDCDVDCDVDCD

Single-threaded
 Single 0.8 mm pitch 4.7974.88.5378.77418.32918.543
 Single 1.6 mm pitch7.1467.23614.40114.54932.71132.782
 Single 2.4 mm pitch7.297.35315.87315.91635.78535.940
Double-threaded5.6765.73911.02611.24524.66324.765
Triple-threaded5.7585.83212.17412.21926.77326.931

VD: the vertical relative displacement; CD: the comprehensive relative displacement; D2–D4: varying types of bone (D2 has the highest density; see Section 2).