title: Solutions to complications of implant therapy.
abstract: Restorative dentists face challenges when implant dentistry is performed without a surgical template. Manufactured component parts (particularly screws, gold cylinders, and the implant bodies themselves) can also cause problems during these procedures. These problems will occur regardless of the mode of retention used for the prosthesis, since the same metals are involved and nearly all implant restorations have a screw somewhere. Managing these complications is essential to avoid treatment failures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, New York University College of Dentistry in New York, USA.
authors.forename: Ira D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Zinner
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Markovits
authors.forename: Curtis E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: Herbert J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Patrick E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D002012:Bruxism / Q000150:complications; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D015921:Dental Implants