The current work portrays the application of digital engineering in the development of the concept of bio-adaptable dental implants. When dealing with post-extraction multi-root replacement, the current dental implantation procedure induces mechanical and thermal trauma to the bone requiring healing periods in the order of months. In addition, the traditional dental implant design presents a wide range of limitations and complications. By the advent of modern digitizing techniques, the concept of surgical planning is expanded, where the CT scan of the patient can be used to design and manufacture a root mimicking implant that is compliant with the surrounding biomaterial, and that promotes favorable bone response. It is expected to reduce the number of dental visits do to the attached insertion procedure, and improve patient satisfaction due to functionalities such as micromotion, which emphases a structural, esthetical, and functional replacement of the dentition by the bio-adaptable dental implant. In addition, a stress shielding reduction functionality promotes faster Osseointegration. Such functionalities are induced by the implementation of functionally graded porosity (FGP), which deals with the local tailoring of geometrical aspects of the material, in addition to advanced abutment design (AAD).

Additionally, due to the capabilities of modern additive manufacturing (AM) techniques to produce highly complex parts in a cost and time effective manner, the customization and intricacy of the design can be manifested into fully functional implants in the order of hours.

The current Thesis discusses the state of the art of modern implant dentistry, and the consequent complications and limitations. On the other hand, it explores the applications and advantages of using digitizing techniques, such as: CT scan acquisition, Computer Aided Design, Numerical Simulation, Topological Optimization, and AM, and the resulting conceptualization of a bio-adaptable dental implant.