Lateral static overload on immediately restored implants decreases the osteocyte index in peri-implant bone: a secondary analysis of a pre-clinical study in dogs

ConclusionThe lower number of osteocytes in the peri-implant bone around overloaded implants could be related to the need for functional adaptation of the bone tissue to overloading and to the hypothesized involvement of the osteocytes in the maintenance of the bone matrix in the control group.Clinical relevanceOsteocytes play a pivotal role in bone adaptation to mechanical loading, and the osteocyte network has been regarded as being the main mechanosensory mechanism.Graphical Abstract
Source: Clinical Oral Investigations - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research