TY - CONF A1 - Rack, T. A1 - Zabler, S. A1 - Rack, C. A1 - Stiller, M. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Cecilia, A. A1 - Nelson, K. T1 - Coherent synchrotron-based micro-imaging employed for studies of micro-gap formation in dental implants T2 - 10th International conference on X-ray microscopy (AIP conference proceedings) N2 - Biocompatible materials such as titanium are regularly applied in oral surgery. Titanium-based implants for the replacement of missing teeth demand a high mechanical precision in order to minimize micro-bacterial leakage, especially when two-piece concepts are used. Synchrotron-based hard x-ray radiography, unlike conventional laboratory radiography, allows high spatial resolution in combination with high contrast even when micro-sized features in such highly attenuating objects are visualized. Therefore, micro-gap formation at interfaces in two-piece dental implants with the sample under different mechanical loads can be studied. We show the existence of micro-gaps in implants with conical connections and study the mechanical behavior of the mating zone of conical implants during loading. The micro-gap is a potential source of implant failure, i.e., bacterial leakage, which can be a stimulus for an inflammatory process. T2 - 10th International conference on X-ray microscopy CY - Chicago, Illinois, USA DA - 15.08.2010 KW - X-ray imaging KW - Dental implants KW - Digital radiography KW - Implant-abutment interface KW - Synchrotron radiation KW - X-ray phase contrast PY - 2011 SN - 978-0-7354-0925-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3625398 N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings VL - 1365 SP - 445 EP - 448 AN - OPUS4-25347 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -