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.
Celson Domingos de CalaisDimorvan BordinAdriano PiattelliGiovanna IezziAlexandre NegrettoJamil A ShibliPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2020)
Osteocytes play a pivotal role in bone adaptation to mechanical loading, and the osteocyte network has been regarded as being the main mechanosensory mechanism.