title: Osseointegrated implant fracture: causes and treatment.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Araçatuba Dentistry School, UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. gealh@bol.com.br
authors.forename: Walter Cristiano
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Gealh
authors.forename: Valéria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mazzo
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbi
authors.forename: Edevaldo Tadeu
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Camarini
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants