A review of the aetiology and management of fractured dental implants and a case report.
Osseo-integrated dental implants offer a predictable treatment for the replacement of missing teeth. Despite the high success, complications can occur such as loss of integration, peri-implantitis and mucositis as well as mechanical problems. The latter includes screw loosening and more significantly fracture of the implant itself. As implant use is increasing, practitioners are more likely to face, and have to deal with, such complications. This report describes the management of a patient with a fractured Brånemark fixture in the maxilla. The likely causes are discussed and the treatment options highlighted together with the decision making process which lead to the final management.
Virdee
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Department of Periodontology, Eastman Dental Hospital, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD. Parminder.Virdee@uclh.nhs.uk
Bishop
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K
D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D017269:Dental Prosthesis Repair; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D015921:Dental Implants