title: Occlusal considerations for implant restorations in the partially edentulous patient.
abstract: The type and frequency of complications associated with dental implants has changed during the past decade. As more-successful rates of osseointegration have resulted from improved surgical protocols and materials, the major complications have become restorative-related rather than surgery-related. Recent studies indicate that restorative complications with implant-retained restorations occur at rates of 10 percent to 77 percent over a three-year period. Many of the restorative complications can be minimized with careful treatment planning and coordination of care. However, because implants lack the stress release associated with a periodontal ligament, impact loading to restorative materials and the crestal bone remains potentially more damaging with implant-supported restorations. This article discusses the biomechanical implications of implant restorations and outlines occlusal considerations designed to decrease restorative complications.
authors.affiliation: UCSF School of Dentistry, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, 707 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143-0758, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Finzen
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Kao
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001732:Bite Force; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003764:Dental Materials; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003781:Denture Retention; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D016348:Osseointegration; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010519:Periodontium / Q000502:physiology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials