Complications of Dental Implants in Patients Undergoing Prosthetic Surgeries and Complications of Mini-Screws in Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment
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Abstract
Background: This study was conducted to assess the complications of dental implants in patients undergoing prosthetic surgeries and complications of mini-screws in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.
Material and methods: This study comprised of 100 subjects who belonged to the age group of 20-40 years. The mean age of the subjects was 27.9 years. The procedure was explained to the subjects and they were asked to give consent. The subjects who were willing to participate in the study and give consent had been included in the study. 50 subjects underwent prosthetic surgeries using dental implants and 50 subjects underwent orthodontic treatment in which mini-screws were used. The complications of dental implants and mini-screws were assessed in this study. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS software.
Results:In this study, 16 subjects belonged to the age group of 20-25 years, 53 subjects belonged to the age group of 26-30 years, 24 subjects belonged to the age group of 31-35 years and 7 subjects belonged to the age group of 36-40 years. There were 50 subjects in group 1 and 50 subjects in group 2. Implant fracture was the most common complication of dental implant seen in 5 cases, followed by infection in 3 cases, peri-implantitis in 2 cases and nerve damage in only 1 case. Implant bending was seen in 6 cases, loosening of mini-screws was seen in 2 cases, root damage and mini-screw drift was seen in 1 patient, each.
Conclusion: Among patients undergoing dental implant surgery, the most common complication was implant-fracture while among those undergoing orthodontic treatment, the most common complication of mini-screws was implant bending.