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From osseointegration to osseoperception
1Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium. daniel.vansteenberghe@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
Journal of Dental Research
|January 6, 2001
Abstract:
Periodontology has broadened its scope by the research and clinical use of osseointegrated implants. Since tactile and reflex functions have been associated with periodontal ligament neural receptors, osseoperception could be associated with endosseous and/or periosteal innervation.