title: Fractured prosthetic abutments in osseointegrated implants: a technical complication to cope with.
abstract: In the present report a repair set to retrieve fractured abutments remaining in the implants of the ITI Dental Implant System is presented. In 1 case in which such fractures occurred, the repair set was successfully applied. After removal of all particles of the fractured prosthetic abutments and recutting the threads, new abutments were used, and the original suprastructure could be reinserted. The causes for such technical failures are discussed considering the relatively sparse information in the literature on that topic.
authors.affiliation: University of Berne, School of Dental Medicine, Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luterbacher
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fourmousis
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brägger
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D017269:Dental Prosthesis Repair; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants