Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Consummate innervation plays an important role in bone formation. Nerve injury can impact normal bone metabolism, whereas bone regeneration depends on nerve regeneration in the innervation site to some degrees. Modified implant surface structure or usage of growth factors in local region can promote osseointegration.
OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively analyze effects of nervous system dominance bone metabolism and denervation on bone remodeling, innervated establishment and osseoperception during osseointegration following implantation.
METHODS: The first author retrieved Pubmed database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed) and Wanfang database (http://www.wanfangdata.com.cn) (1990/2008) for publications of effects of nervous system dominance bone metabolism and denervation on bone remodeling, innervated establishment and osseoperception during osseointegration following implantation, with the key words of “bone metabolism，innervation，osseointegration osseoperception”. Articles of repetitive contents were excluded. A total of 54 literatures were primarily obtained. According to inclusion criteria, 28 literatures were selected for summary.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Signals derived from the nervous system exert potent effects on osteoclast and osteoblast function. A ubiquitous innervation of all periosteal surfaces exists and its disruption affects bone remodeling. Several neuropeptides, neurohormones, nerotransmitters and their receptors are detectable in bone, and make it clear that nervous system is involved in bone metabolism and regeneration. Establishment of innervation of soft and hard tissue around implants may play an important role in osseointegration and osseoperception. Further studies will be required to explore the basic of anatomy, neurophysiology and neuropathology, which forms osseoperception.