In vitro bone strain analysis of implant following occlusal overload

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the University of Melbourne, Australia, the Australian Prosthodontic Society Inc, Australia, and the sponsorship of implant components by the Institut Straumann AG, Waldenburg, Switzerland. The authors wish to sincerely thank Dr Gerard Clausen and Professor Lisa Heitz-Mayfield for their valuable advice, Dr Melinda Newnham and Dr Simon Watson for their assistance in surgical extractions and implant placement, Dr Helen Davies for veterinary support, Mr Clay Taylor for implant crown constructions, Mr Ilya Zalizniak for the assembly of in vitro experimental set-up and Dr Sandy Clarke for her assistance in statistical analysis.