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The Risk Factors in Early Failure of Dental Implants: a Retrospective Study
Hassan Mohajerani1, Roozbeh Roozbayani2, Shahram Taherian3
1Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Statement Of The Problem:
Despite the low failure rate of dental implants, recognition of the risk factors can enhance the predictability of failure.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for early implant failure.
Materials And Method:
This retrospective cohort study was conducted on two groups of patients, the patients with a failed implant before loading and those without a failed implant. Age, gender, implant type, implant surface, implant length, bone type, type of surgery (one- or two-stage) and immediate (fresh socket) or delayed placement of implant were the variables to be assessed in this study.
Results:
Out of the 1,093 evaluated implants, 73 cases (6.68%) failed in early stages. The two groups were significantly different in terms of implant surface, fresh socket placement, prophylactic use of antibiotics, and bone density (p< 0.05). Age, gender, implant height, implant type (cylindrical or tapered) and one-stage or two-stage placement were not significantly different between the two groups (p> 0.05).
Conclusion:
It seems that prophylactic antibiotic therapy, implant surface, bone density and placement in fresh extraction socket may contribute to dental implant failure.
