{"id":819,"date":"2026-05-28T09:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/?post_type=article&p=819"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:55:47","slug":"occlusion-and-dental-implants-unanswered-questions-and-challenges-2901","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/article\/occlusion-and-dental-implants-unanswered-questions-and-challenges-2901\/","title":{"rendered":"Occlusion and Dental Implants \u2013 Unanswered Questions and Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"article-type":[5],"forum-tag":[168,154,167,166],"class_list":["post-819","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-feature-article","forum-tag-bone-loss","forum-tag-implant-complication","forum-tag-implant-failure","forum-tag-occlusal-overload"],"acf":{"feature_topic":1447,"authors":[1100],"read_time":"17 min","publication_date":"20221116","doi":"10.3290\/iti.fi.45700","excerpt":"One of many unresolved challenges in the evolving arena of dental implant therapy is our understanding of the exact role occlusion plays in clinical success and failure. 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