Atypical Implant Failure by L Massa and JA von Fraunhofer in Modern Approaches in Dentistry and Oral Health Care in Lupine Publishers
Abstract
With an average survival rate of 95%, the endosseous dental implant
is one of the most successful and predictable innovations in modern
dentistry. The factors contributing to the success, and failure, of
dental implants are now well-established [1-6] and include the oral and
systemic health of the patient, patient age, implant type, implant
surface, implant length, bone type, surgical site (mandible or maxilla),
type of surgery (one- or two-stage) and immediate (fresh socket) or
delayed implant placement. Other important aspects regarding the success
of an implant include the skill, experience and, apparently gender, of
the surgeon [7]. Early implant failures, a prevalence of about 5.6%,
most often is observed in edentulous upper jaws, notably with implants
having a turned surface. There is some controversy as to whether pre-
and post-operative antibiotic coverage is needed, but overall antibiotic
therapy can be helpful but apparently is only essential when infection
is present.
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