WANG Liping1, GUO Xueqi1, CHEN Bin1, WEI Yongxiang1, SU Yucheng2, GE Linhu1
《Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery》.
Objective: To investigate the effects of the related factors and Clinical treatments on the implant fracture with a typical case report. Methods: A patient with missing of left maxillary molar teeth for many years, required an implant restoration 3 years ago. The implant was fractured after loading 2 years, then the patient came to require an implant re-placement. The fractured implant were removed after a thorough clinical and radiological examination, and implant re-placement after 6 months was scheduled. Results: 6 months after removing the fractured implant, the keratinized gingiva was sufficient in the edentulous area. The implants showed excellent?osseointegration?4 months after the re-placement. Conclusion: The fracture of dental implants is a rare and serious occurrence in clinical settings, which is generally related to non-passive fitting of the prosthetic crown, overloading, design of the implant, implant metal fatigue. Complete removal of fractured implants should be considered in the clinical treatment. Implant and repair design should be considered scientifically according to the patient's situation before the implant surgery, to prevent the occurrence of implant fracture.