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Review
. 2015 Jan-Jun;6(1):3-8.
doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.168233.

Technical complications of implant-causes and management: A comprehensive review

Swati Gupta  1 , Hemant Gupta  2 , Amrit Tandan  1
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Review

Technical complications of implant-causes and management: A comprehensive review

Swati Gupta et al. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2015 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

Given the increasing popularity of dental implants, the number of failures due to late implant fracture is also expected to increase. Hence, the scope for prevention and management needs to be emphasized. The objective of this review article is to analyze the various causes of failure of dental implants due to implant fixture/abutment screw fractures and also to enumerate the management and the preventive options for these failures, thereby aiming to help the clinicians to properly plan the implant-supported prosthesis treatment by considering the important biomechanical aspects of this type of rehabilitation. The present review emphasizes the causes and management of technical complications and not the incidence of such complications.

Keywords: Abutment screw fracture; implant failure; implant fixture fracture.

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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