title: The Role of Occlusion in the Dental Implant and Peri-implant Condition: A Review.
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.
authors.affiliation: Periodontics Department, Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Carmen V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.affiliation: Periodontics Department, Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Steve K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Harrel
authors.affiliation: Periodontics Department, Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rossmann
authors.affiliation: Periodontics Department, Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kerns
authors.affiliation: Center of Maxillofacial Prosthesis, Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Restorative Science and Implant Dentistry, Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Elias D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Kontogiorgos
authors.affiliation: Periodontics Department, Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Ibtisam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Al-Hashimi
authors.affiliation: Periodontics Department, Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Celeste
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abraham
keywords: Dental implants; Occlusal discrepancies; Occlusion; Overload; Peri-implant