METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND TESTING OF THE MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF A PART INSERTED IN A BODY, IN PARTICULAR OF A DENTAL IMPLANT

摘要

The invention relates to a method for testing the mechanical strength of a part (1) at least partially inserted in a body (2), said part having one free end (1a) emerging on the surface of said body opposite one end (1b) of said part embedded in said body, characterised in that the method is an ultrasound echographic method including steps in which: an ultrasound wave is emitted from said free end (1a) of said part towards said embedded end (1b), such that said ultrasound wave propagates in said part (1) between the free end and the embedded end thereof; reflected ultrasound waves are collected, as signals, on a contact interface (4) between said part and said body; and said signals are processed in order to estimate the mechanical properties of said contact interface.