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Joana Raquel Costa1, Mariline Santos1, Miguel Bebiano Coutinho1
1Institucion: Centro Hospitalar Universitário Do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Abstract:
The most frequent complications of osseointegrated implantation include implant-site infections, soft tissue overgrowth and failure of osseointegration. Bone overgrowth is also a complication at the abutment site and infrequently reported. We describe a rare case of difficult control and exuberant bone overgrowth, with total implant involvement, in a short period of time never before described in the literature. Bone growth around the implant is frequently underestimated and can be the cause of difficult control of skin reactions, that in some cases is just the "tip of the iceberg". Timely surgical review with removing excess bone may lead to implant preservation and control of skin reaction and healing.
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