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A close-up look at an implant fracture: a case report
Diego Velásquez-Plata1, James Lutonsky, Yoshiki Oshida
1University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, Michigan, USA. periopros@msn.com
The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry
|November 27, 2002
Abstract:
The authors report on the fracture of a standard endosseous dental implant 11 years after placement. It had been connected to a natural tooth using a nonrigid connector to compensate for the lack of a built-in antirotational system on the prosthetic abutment of the implant restoration. Scanning electron microscopy revealed striations on the fracture surface, suggesting a fatigue-associated failure.