Current research on the loss of contact between implant prostheses and adjacent natural teeth

doi:10.19438/j.cjoms.2025.02.016

Abstract

Abstract: As one of the current treatment options for defect of dentition, implant restoration has been widely used in clinical practice. However, some complications have also seriously affected patient' quality of life after implant restoration, such as loss of proximal contact between implant prostheses and natural teeth, which can easily lead to implant peri-endodontitis, increase the probability of food impaction, and periodontitis. The current treatment methods for this postoperative phenomenon are relatively limited, and research on the etiology of the disease is also lacking. Therefore, this paper analyzed and discussed the problem of loss of adjacent contact between implant prostheses and natural teeth, comprehensively analyzed the causes of this disease, and summarized the current research status of clinical treatment methods. It also provided feasible suggestions for prevention and treatment in the later stage.

Key words: Implant prostheses, Natural teeth, Proximal contact loss, Food impaction

CLC Number:

R782.1

LAI Zi-ya, ZHAO Tian, GAO Yi-ming. Current research on the loss of contact between implant prostheses and adjacent natural teeth[J]. China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2025, 23(2): 202-205.

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