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Potential risk factors for early and late dental implant failure: a retrospective clinical study on 9080 implants
Henning Staedt1, Martin Rossa2, Karl Martin Lehmann3
1Private Practice and Department of Prosthodontics and Materials Science, University Medical Center Rostock, Strempelstraße 13, 18057, Rostock, Germany.
Background:
The aim of this study was to analyze potential risk factors for early and late dental implant failure (DIF) in a clinical cohort trial. In a private practice, 9080 implants were inserted during a period of 10 years. In case of DIF, data were classified into early and late DIF and compared to each other in regard of gender, age, site of implantation, implant geometry, and patients' systemic diseases.
Results:
Three hundred fifty-one implants failed within the observation period (survival rate: 96.13%). Early DIF occurred in 293 implants (83.48%) compared to late DIF in 58 implants (16.52%). Significant earlier DIF was seen in the mandible (OR = 3.729, p < 0.001)-especially in the posterior area-and in younger patients (p = 0.017), whereas an increased likelihood of late DIF was associated with maxillary implants (OR = 3.729, p < 0.001) and older patients.
Conclusions:
Early DIF is about twice as common as late DIF. Main risk factors for early DIF are implant location in the (posterior) mandible as well as younger age. On contrary, late DIF is rather associated with older patients, cancellous bone quality, and longer implants.
