Abstract Background For biomechanical consideration of dental implants, an understanding of the three-dimensional (3D) load exerted on the implant is essential, but little information is available on the in vivo load, including the measuring devices. Purpose This review aimed to evaluate studies that used specific load-measuring devices that could be mounted on an implant to measure the functional load in vivo. Materials and methods An electronic search utilizing the internet research databases PubMed, Google Scholar,...