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Retrospective analysis of dental implant fracture following loading: A retrospective clinical study
Mahmood Abu Ruja1, Babak Shokati2, Vanessa C Mendes3
1Clinical Instructor, Graduate Prosthodontics Program, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Staff Prosthodontist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Statement Of Problem:
Fracture of an osseointegrated implant (FOI) is a rare complication that occurs primarily after loading and may lead to other complications including failure or fracture of the implant-supported prosthesis. Risk factors for FOI are not well understood.
Purpose:
The purpose of this retrospective clinical study was to determine the frequency of occurrence of FOI among participants treated with dental implants in an academic setting and to identify and analyze the possible risk indicators and contributing factors.
Material And Methods:
A retrospective analysis was performed using dental records of participants who received dental implant treatment at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, from January 1979 until January 2020, and experienced post-loading FOI. A systematic search of the dental records was conducted, and clinical situations with FOI were identified. Data related to patient factors, implant factors, and prosthesis factors were collected from the identified clinical situations with FOI. The data were analyzed to determine the incidence of FOI. A descriptive analysis was used to identify the possible risk indicators for FOI.
Results:
A total of 7712 implants had been placed at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, from January 1979 until January 2020. During the 41-year period, a total of 27 fractured implants were identified. The incidence of FOI following loading was 0.35%. Overall, the mean ±standard deviation time between loading and occurrence of implant fracture was 10.6 ±7 years. Implant fractures occurred in 23 different study participants; 16 men, and 7 women, with a mean ±standard deviation age of 65.4 ±8.0 years at the time of FOI. Factors associated with implant fracture include narrow-diameter implants (≤3.75 mm), implants placed in posterior mandible (molar or premolar regions), presence of a long cantilever, and unfavorable implant design (such as the Tri-Channel design). Among the 27 fractured implants, 19 were removed, 6 were buried, and 2 were adjusted or smoothed and restored with a new prosthesis.
Conclusions:
The incidence rate of FOI was very low, but might have been increased by an increased presence of predisposing risk factors.
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