REVIEW ARTICLE
The Role of Occlusion in the Dental Implant and Peri-implant Condition: A Review
Carmen V. Graves1, Steve K. Harrel1, *, Jeffrey A. Rossmann1, David Kerns1, Jorge A. Gonzalez2, Elias D. Kontogiorgos3, Ibtisam Al-Hashimi1, Celeste Abraham1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 594
Last Page: 601
Publisher ID: TODENTJ-10-594
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601610010594
Article History:
Received Date: 12/05/2016Revision Received Date: 28/09/2016
Acceptance Date: 15/10/2016
Electronic publication date: 16/11/2016
Collection year: 2016

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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.