Surgical Implant Failure and Its Prosthetic Complications

Abstract

Background: This study was conducted to assess the prosthetic complications of surgical implant failure.

Material and methods: This study comprised of 30 subjects who underwent implant surgery. The subjects had been informed about the procedure and had been asked to give consent. The subjects who gave consent and those who were fit to undergo implant treatment had been included in the study. The subjects who did not give consent had been excluded from the study. The subjects reported with several complications which were examined by the dentist. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS software.

Results: In this study, there were 30 subjects of which 17 were male and 13 were female. In this study, loss of retention was seen in 8 cases, implant fracture was seen in 4 subjects and screw loosening was seen in 1 patient. There were total 13 prosthetic complications of implant surgery.

Conclusion: Prosthetic complications after implant surgery are common. Some complications in this study were loss of retention, fracture of the implant and screw loosening.