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Table 2 Summary of studies assessing the role of bruxism in Implant and Prosthesis Failure

From: Bruxism and implant: where are we? A systematic review

Chitumalla et al. (2018)

450 Patients 240 M 210 F 20–50 Y

640 Implants 5 Years follow up 777 prosthesis of different kinds

Bruxism (clinical examination) Mechanical complications

Bruxism is related with dental implant complication

Yes

Multiple variable assessment Exclusion of risk patients

Single variable analysis

Chrcanovic et al. (2017)

166 patients

854 Implant in non bruxors (427) vs non bruxor (427) 296 prosthesis of different Kinds Follow up for min 20 years

Bruxism (questionnaire & clinical examination) Implant and prosthetic failure ( Personal Criteria)

Bruxism increase implant failure rate (Odds ratio 2.71) and mechanical complication

Yes

Bruxism diagnosis based on clinical examination

Other risk factors may also have Influenced the results

Chrcanovic et al. (2020)

709 patients 318 M, 391 F

869 Prosthesis (405 M, 464 F) 4,797 implant mean follow-up of 10 years

Bruxism (questionnaire and clinical examination) Implant failure Prosthesis complication (personal criteria)

Bruxism is a contributor to implant and prosthesis failure, (29.4%)

Yes

Multiple variable Assessment Large population Bruxism diagnosis based on clinical examination