Association between traumatic occlusal forces and periodontitis: A systematic review.

CONCLUSIONS: Available human studies showed that there is limited evidence that traumatic occlusion is associated with periodontitis and to support the implementation of occlusal adjustment to significantly improve the periodontal condition in patients with periodontitis.
PMID: 31694985 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology - November 8, 2019 Category: Dentistry Tags: J Int Acad Periodontol Source Type: research