Bruxism and implant failure

Patients with bruxism are not considered good candidates for implant therapy because of the suggestion that bruxism may cause excessive load on the implant-supported rehabilitations, resulting in implant fracture or bone loss around the implants, leading to implant failure. Since the evidence has not clearly established that bruxism should be considered a contraindication to dental implant treatment, a retrospective clinical study was done to analyze the complications of dental implant treatment on a group of bruxers and a matched group of non-bruxers.
Source: Dental Abstracts - Category: Dentistry Tags: Inquiry Source Type: research