Abstract
Dental implants have become a widely used dental treatment approach. It is important to identify factors that can be detrimental to dental implants and the peri-implant complex. There is controversy regarding whether occlusion plays a role in the implant and peri-implant condition. The present study aims to review the scientific literature regarding this topic. Animal and human studies, and previous reviews on the topic are included and presented. There is a wide heterogeneity among study designs. Several articles demonstrated that occlusion and occlusion overload could detrimentally affect the peri-implant condition, while other articles did not support these results. More studies are needed to help understand the mechanisms by which occlusion might play a role in the peri-implant condition.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 594-601 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Open Dentistry Journal |
Volume | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Dental implants
- Occlusal discrepancies
- Occlusion
- Overload
- Peri-implant
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Dentistry