Osseointegrated implant fracture: causes and treatment.
Despite its high success rate, therapy with osseointegrated dental implants is not free of complications. Among the problems that may occur is fracture of implants, which, albeit a rare phenomenon, may lead to unpleasant clinical outcomes for the patient, as well as for the clinician. Thus, it is paramount to know the factors related to the biological processes involved in maintenance of osseointegration and biomechanics applied to dental implants to prevent such complications, as well as treatment options available to deal with the problem. Therefore, the objectives of this work were to investigate the literature to identify causative factors that may lead to fracture of dental implants and to discuss available procedures.
Gealh
Walter Cristiano
WC
Araçatuba Dentistry School, UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. gealh@bol.com.br
Mazzo
Valéria
V
Barbi
Francisco
F
Camarini
Edevaldo Tadeu
ET
D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000150:complications; D001732:Bite Force; D002012:Bruxism / Q000150:complications; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000009:adverse effects; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000009:adverse effects; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D015921:Dental Implants