Significance of occlusion for dental implant treatment. Clinical evidence of occlusion as a risk factor

Abstract

It is believed that one of the potential risk factors for peri-implant bone loss and failure of the implant /implant prosthesis may be occlusal overloading. Overloading factors, e.g parafunctions, may negatively influence on implant longevity, however, It must be emphasized that currently there is little evidence regarding implant failure caused by overloading. The purposes of this paper are to discuss the importance of implant occlusion for implant longevity and to provide possible solutions managing complications related to parafunctions. This paper summarizes the lecture presented at the International Congress of Prosthodontics 2007 in Kobe.