Abstract
Complications with implant prostheses have been categorized as surgical complications, implant loss, bone loss, periimplant soft tissue complications, mechanical complications, and esthetic/phonetic complications. 1 Goodacre CJ Bernal G Rungcharassaeng K Kan JY Clinical complications with implants and implant prostheses. J Prosthet Dent. 2003; 90: 121-132 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (705) Google Scholar Fracture of implant components may occur due to fatigue from biomechanical overload, improper placement techniques, nonpassive fit of the suprastructures, 2 Cranin AN Dibling JB Simons A Klein M Sirakian A Report of the incidence of implant insert fracture and repair of Core-Vent dental implants. J Oral Implantol. 1990; 16: 184-188 PubMed Google Scholar or manufacturing errors. 3 Rosenstiel SF Land MF Fujimoto J Contemporary fixed prosthodontics. 2nd ed. Mosby, St Louis2006: 425 Google Scholar Abutment and retaining screws have the potential for fracture, and it is generally a challenge for the clinician to remove fractured screw fragments.
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