The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms defines occlusion as the 'act or process of closure, being closed or shut off and the static relationship between the incising or masticating surfaces of the maxillary or mandibular teeth or tooth analogs'. 1 To achieve the dental occlusion, the skeletal and muscular systems work simultaneously to produce the mandibular movement, which transfers force to the prosthesis, teeth, implants, and adjacent supporting bone. 2 But the dental/implant occlusion is not just a simple contact between opposite surfaces. It is complex, and also includes the friction of multiple inclined planes and different force vectors (axial and nonaxial). 3 These force vectors occur simultaneously and are transient and therefore the concept of a unidirectional occlusal force should be replaced by the concept of multidirectional occlusal forces. 4 Additional forces of swallowing and sometimes parafunctions are applied to the system and overloading can appear. 2 Occlusal overload has been defined as the load greater than prostheses, implant components, or interface that tissues are capable of withstanding without damage. 1 For Laney, overload is occurring if the occlusal load exerted through function or parafunctions exceeds the resistance of the prosthesis, implant components, implant, and osseointegrated interface, resulting in structural or biological damage. 5 At the biological level, overload is produced when the amount of force overextends the adaptation capabilities of the host site. 6All the structures subject to occlusal forces can be exposed to physiological loading or overloading. 6 In the case of physiological loading, forces <3000 microstrains are dissipated through the occlusal surfaces, prosthetic structure, implant-abutment connection, retention screw, implant body, implant bone interface, and surrounding, supporting bone (Figure 1). 7 Meanwhile, overload strains >3000 microstrains might affect the weakest part of the system producing structural and/or biological failures. 8The applied occlusal bite forces are extremely difficult to quantify because they are not absolute and have great variability, which is influenced by factors such as duration, distribution, direction, and magnitude of forces. 9 Also, other factors such as the number and location of teeth and implants, their inclinations within the dental arch, the kind of restoration, and the bone quality can influence the resultant forces and therefore their accurate measurement. 10,11 In relation to the maximum biting forces produced in patients with osseointegrated implants, different magnitudes of occlusal forces have been recorded, with values ranging between 25 and 1000 N. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] These studies agree that the forces transmitted by the anterior teeth are lower than those transmitted by the posterior teeth, that among the posterior teeth the second molar exerts the maximum levels of force, and that gender influences the bite force, with higher biting forces being generated by men compared with w...