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Since the
advent of Professor Per-Ingvar
Brånemark sensational revelation about Osseo integration, a
whole new era has began where prosthetic rehabilitation of most of
external parts of the body without much loss of function is
possible. Osseoperception is the term given to the patient-reported
with feeling of heightened perception of the environment with
osseointegrated prostheses. In other words the implant placed in
bone allows a person to perceive pressure, load, position and
balance through a process called Osseo perception.
The sensory –
motor and tactile discriminative capabilities are improved with the
implant supported prosthesis in comparison to the tissue born
denture prosthesis yet these are less then the dentate status.
However, it is also likely that an appropriately designed
implant-supported restoration, being fixed to bone, more closely
resembles the dental status before tooth loss, and this may more
appropriately restore optimal motor and sensory function of the
masticatory system.
This brief
review article is to give a general view about neurophysiological
capability of Osseo integrated implants in medical and dental field.
Keywords:
Implant supported prosthesis, osseoperception, Mechanoreceptors,
Tactile discriminatory capabilities.
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