The longitudinal clinical effectiveness of osseointegrated dental implants: the Toronto study. Part III: Problems and complications encountered.
Two hundred seventy-four implants were placed in 49 dental of 46 consecutively treated patients. The success rate for individual implants in this study, 4 to 9 years after placement, was 89.05% and for the prosthetic treatment it was 100%. Problems, and complications were observed and recorded at stage I surgery, between stage I and stage II surgery, at stage II surgery, and in the healing period that followed. Also noted were the complications subsequent to prosthodontic treatment and during the years of follow-up. Virtually al of the problems encountered were iatrogenic in nature. These clinical results indicate a safe retrievable technique with negligible associated morbidity.
Prosthodonitic Department, University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Ont, Canada.
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D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000009:adverse effects; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003779:Denture Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000601:surgery; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D015921:Dental Implants