Compression implants: case report of a surgical, prosthetic, and cosmetic failure.
A case involving the use of non-submergible compression-type implants in an effort to rehabilitate a patient who had experienced tooth loss as a consequence of a motor vehicle accident is reported. The implants were placed in the maxillary arch without consideration of their contribution to subsequent prosthetic rehabilitation. The literature pertaining to compression-type implants is reviewed, and the difficulties related to their correct usage are delineated.
Jooste
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Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerger, S. Africa.
Tai
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Wood
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000503:physiopathology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003769:Dental Occlusion, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000293:injuries*; D016348:Osseointegration; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011312:Pressure; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000601:surgery*; D017211:Treatment Failure
D015921:Dental Implants