2003, Vol. 5, No. 4
CONTENTS
CLINICAL ARTICLES
Restorative Factors that Affect the Biomechanics of the Dental Implant
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
The Influence of Sodium Fluoride on Chemiluminescence of Neutrophilic Leukocytes
Evaluation of Dental Health of Dental Students at Kaunas University of Medicine
Bone Mineral Density and Radiographic Mandibular Body Height
An in vitro study of the Sealing Ability of Materials Used for Furcation Perforation Treatment
Factors influencing the health of periodontal tissue and intensity of dental caries
Status of Individual Dosimetry for Dentists in Lithuania in year 1996-2001
CASE REPORTS
An Atraumatic Technique for Fabricating Precise Impressions
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Restorative Factors That Affect the Biomechanics of the Dental Implant
Linish Vidyasagar, Peteris Apse
Summary
Dental implants have become a significant aspect of tooth replacement in prosthodontic treatment. Despite of high success rates, complications and failures still occur. One factor that is increasingly being implicated with dental implant failure is occlusal overloading. Overloading of dental implants during functional and parafunctional activity has been extensively discussed from an empirical point of view but with sparse scientific evidence. The aim of this article is to critically evaluate the restorative factors that may affect the loading of dental implants at the bone-implant interface. Conflicting evidence of the contribution of restorative factors to bone loss around dental implants fails to identify overload as a definitive factor in dental implant failure. However, strong evidence indicates that overload or high stresses to the prosthesis supported by dental implants produces mechanical failures, which are not insignificant.
Key words: Restorative factors, bone, implant, load, interface
Address correspondence to Prof. Peteris Apse, Dzirciema iela 20, Riga, Latvia, LV 1007. E-mail: apse@ark.lv
Received: 22 10 2003
Accepted for publishing: 27 11 2003