title: Biomechanical considerations of prosthodontic therapy: the urgency of research into alveolar bone responses.
abstract: The prognosis of natural and implant abutments depends in part on the complementary and/or antagonistic biomechanic and calcium homeostatic functions of the adjacent alveolar bone. Whereas bone morphology is determined by peak strains, strain rates, and strain distributions, infrequent error strains on abutments have a greater impact on the adjacent alveolar bone than those generated during "normal" activity. Alveolar responses depend on the immediate prevailing systemic and local demands, although unexpected abutment failures will continue until such influences have been investigated further.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lavelle
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000502:physiology; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants