Dental implants of different lengths but of the same fixture diameters were investigated to analyse the influence of
fixture dimensions on the bone stress. Root analogue Frialit-2 Synchro models of diameter 4.5mm and the length 8, 10,
13, and 15mm placed within the jaw bone were modelled axisymmetrically for finite element analysis. Primary
consideration was given to the stress at the cortical bone around the implant fixtures where the acute stress concentration
was likely to take place thereby eliciting the higher risk of bone resorption. Axisymmetric vertical load of 50N as well as
non-axisymmetric lateral load of 20N were taken into consideration as load conditions. The results of present study
indicated that the stress decreased rapidly as the length of implant increased from 8mm to 13mm, but the reduction in
the stress got less significant with the implant length of beyond 13mm. Similar trends in the stress pattern were observed
for the both load cases. Result of the normalized stress, however, indicated that for longer implants the reduction in the
stress was less than what was arithmetically attainable as a result of the increased implant/bone contact area. It was
concluded that the benefit of implant of longer than 13mm was less obvious in terms the bone stress.