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Analysis of risk factors for cluster behavior of dental implant failures
Bruno Ramos Chrcanovic1, Jenö Kisch2, Tomas Albrektsson1,3
1Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
Background:
Some studies indicated that implant failures are commonly concentrated in few patients.
Purpose:
To identify and analyze cluster behavior of dental implant failures among subjects of a retrospective study.
Materials And Methods:
This retrospective study included patients receiving at least three implants only. Patients presenting at least three implant failures were classified as presenting a cluster behavior. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models and generalized estimating equations analysis evaluated the effect of explanatory variables on the cluster behavior.
Results:
There were 1406 patients with three or more implants (8337 implants, 592 failures). Sixty-seven (4.77%) patients presented cluster behavior, with 56.8% of all implant failures. The intake of antidepressants and bruxism were identified as potential negative factors exerting a statistically significant influence on a cluster behavior at the patient-level. The negative factors at the implant-level were turned implants, short implants, poor bone quality, age of the patient, the intake of medicaments to reduce the acid gastric production, smoking, and bruxism.
Conclusions:
A cluster pattern among patients with implant failure is highly probable. Factors of interest as predictors for implant failures could be a number of systemic and local factors, although a direct causal relationship cannot be ascertained.
