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1. When dental implants are loaded mechanically, a sensation, often referred to as osseoperception, is evoked. The sensory signals underlying this phenomenon are qualitatively different from the signals evoked when loading a natural tooth. In contrast with osseointegrated dental implants, natural teeth are equipped with periodontal mechanoreceptors that signal information about tooth loads. In the present review, the functional properties of human periodontal mechanoreceptors will be presented, along with a discussion about their likely functional role in the control of human jaw actions.

2. Microneurographic experiments reveal that human periodontal mechanoreceptors adapt slowly to maintained tooth loads. Populations of periodontal receptors encode information about both which teeth are loaded and the direction of forces applied to individual teeth.

3. Most receptors exhibit a markedly curved …