Clinical complications with implants and implant prostheses
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Literature review
A Medline search of English-language publications was initiated related to success, failure, complications, and clinical studies associated with endosseous root form implants and implant prostheses. Reviewing the reference lists of articles identified through the Medline search revealed additional publications as did extensive hand searching. The literature search covered the years 1981 to 2001. The search focused on publications that contained clinical data regarding success, failure, and
Summary
Although it was not possible to calculate an overall complications incidence for implant prostheses, available studies suggest there are a greater number of clinical complications associated with implant prostheses. The literature identified the following 6 categories of complications associated with implant prostheses: surgical complications, implant loss, bone loss, peri-implant soft tissue complications, mechanical complications, and esthetic/phonetic complications. The most common surgical
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