Occlusal Guards for Dental Implant
Mini Review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56501/intjprosthorehab.v2i2.286Keywords:
Bruxism; occlusal guards; clenching; load, stress; occlusionAbstract
Excessive stress to the bone-implant interface disturbs the dental implant biomechanics and is a major cause for dental implant failure. These stresses play a vital role shortly after uncovery of an implant, leading to early failure of the implant. The stress overload post the prosthetic loading of a successfully integrated implant, may lead to physical failure of the implant structure like fracture. It has been well documented that parafunctional habits, such as, bruxism affects the stresses on implant prostheses, thereby causing failures. There is however, no staunch evidence for a causal relation between the failures and overload of dental implants. In spite of this lacunae in evidence, metal restorations are preferred instead of porcelain for patients as a precautionary option. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the importance of management and prevention of complications related to bruxism and to suggest occlusal materials for protection of implant prostheses.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Poonam M Sardesai, Aishwarya B Panicker
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
-
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
-
NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
- You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation.
- No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
