1 Implant complications: scope of the problem
Stuart J. Froum
Introduction
Etiology
Prevention and treatment
Acknowledgment
References
2 Implant complications associated with systemic disorders and medications
Louis F. Rose and Brian L. Mealey
Introduction
Etiology
Prevention
Treatment
Take-home hints
References
3 Complications associated with implant planning: etiology, prevention, and treatment
Nicolas Elian, Brian Ehrlich, and
Diagnosis and treatment planning
Prevention of complications with proper planning
Avoiding implant complications
Take-home hints
References
4 Implant complications associated with two- and three-dimensional diagnostic imaging technologies
Scott D. Ganz
Introduction
Case 1: Complications due to scanographic templates
Case 2: Long-term complications due to nerve perforation
Case 3: Sinus augmentation complications diagnosed by three-dimensional imaging
Case 4: Complications in the mandibular symphysis related to diagnostic imagery
Conclusions
Take-home hints
References
5 Implant fractures: etiology, prevention, and treatment
Steven E. Eckert and Thomas J. Salinas
Introduction
Incidence
Etiology
Prevention
Treatment
Conclusion
Take-home hints
References
6 Implant failure: prevalence, risk factors, management, and prevention
Edwin S. Rosenberg, Cyril I. Evian, J. Kobi Stern, and Jonathan Waasdorp
Introduction
Etiology and risk factors
Treatment
Clinical recommendations for prevention of implant failures
Take-home hints
References
7 Peri-implantitis: etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and therapy
Niklaus P. Lang and Maurizio S. Tonetti
Etiology: microbiologic aspects
Diagnostic aspects
Prophylactic procedures
Therapeutic strategies
Conclusions and clinical implications
Take-home hints
References
8 Esthetic complications due to implant malpositions: etiology, prevention, and treatment
Stephen T. Chen and Daniel Buser
Introduction
Esthetic complications due to implant malpositions
Prevention of implant malposition
Treatment of esthetic complications due to implant malposition
Conclusions
Take-home hints
References
9 Prosthodontic complications related to non-optimal dental implant placement
John S. Cavallaro Jr and Gary Greenstein
Introduction
Three-dimensional determinants for correct implant placement
Positional issues
Angulation issues
Apico-occlusal issues (sink depth)
Take-home hints
References
10 Prosthetic-related dental implant complications: etiology, prevention, and treatment
Charles J. Goodacre and Mathew T. Kattadiyil
Introduction
Etiology and timing of complications and failure
Mechanical complications
Phonetic complications
Esthetic complications
Biologic complications attributable to the prosthesis
Conclusions
Take-home hints
References
11 Complications associated with single-implant esthetics: prevalence, etiology, prevention, and treatment
Dario Adolfi and Oswaldo Scopin de Andrade
Introduction
Prevalence of complications
Etiology of complications related to single implants
Prevention and treatment of complications
Prevention of complications
Prevention of single-implant complications
Conclusions
Take-home hints
Acknowledgments
References
12 Esthetic complications with adjacent implant restorations
Dennis P. Tarnow, Sang-Choon Cho, and Stuart J. Froum
Complication
Etiology
Prevention
Treatment
Conclusions
Take-home hints
References
13 Complications of autogenous bone grafting
Craig M. Misch
Introduction
Donor sites
Recipient site complications: early healing complications
Recipient site complications: late healing complications
Patient habits/systemic disease
Take-home hints
References
14 Complications in guided bone regeneration
Filippo Fontana, Isabella Rocchietta, and Massimo Simion
Introduction
Literature review
Prevention of complications: surgical technique
Clinical management of guided bone regeneration complications
Conclusion
Take-home hints
References
15 Avoiding complications for alveolar distraction osteogenesis and osteoperiosteal flaps
Ole T. Jensen
Introduction
Alveolar distraction osteogenesis
Major orthognathic distraction procedures
Take-home hints
References
16 Complications in lateral window sinus elevation surgery
Steven S. Wallace
Introduction
Intraoperative complications
Postoperative complications
Conclusion
References
17 Complications with the bone-added osteotome sinus floor elevation: etiology, prevention, and treatment
Paul S. Rosen
Incidence
Etiology
Prevention
Management of complications
Take-home hints
Acknowledgment
References
18 Implant complications related to immediate implant placement into extraction sites
Barry D. Wagenberg and Stuart J. Froum
Introduction
Etiology and prevention
Treatment of complications
Take-home hints
References
19 Complications associated with flapless surgery
Thomas G. Wilson Jr
Introduction
Definition of flapless surgery
Goals of therapy
Etiology of complications
Prevention of complications
Treatment of complications
Summary
Take-home hints
Potential conflicts of interest
References
20 Complications related to immediately loaded dental implants
Jeffrey Ganeles and David Grossberg
Introduction
Failure to achieve osseointegration: etiology
Surgical complications related to immediate loading
Esthetic complications
Implant malposition
Restorative complications
Guided surgery and prefabricated restorations
Summary
Take-home hints
References
21 Prosthodontic treatment of the malpositioned implant and implant occlusal complications
Thomas D. Taylor
Introduction
Scope and frequency of problems
Etiology
Prevention
Treatment
Etiology of occlusal complications
Prevention of occlusal complications
Conclusion
Take-home hints
References
22 A potpourri of surgical complications associated with dental implant placement: 35 case reports – common problems, avoidance, and management
Gary Greenstein and John S. Cavallaro Jr
Introduction
Diagnosis and treatment planning
Involved tissues: soft tissue, bone, and nerves
Implant placement
Postoperative problems
Sinus issues
Fractured mandible
Take-home hints
References
23 Implant complications related to maintenance therapy
Robert N. Eskow and Valerie Sternberg Smith
Introduction
Inflammatory peri-implant disease
Loss of stability of restorative components
Peri-implant mucosal hyperplasia
Conclusion
Take-home hints
References
24 Medicolegal issues related to implant complications
Edwin J. Zinman
Etiology of malpractice litigation
Prevention of litigation
Litigation risk management
Take-home hints
References
25 Management of implant complications by the experts
Introduction
Cases
Case 1: Treatment of midbuccal recession in the esthetic zone
Pamela K. McClain
Case 2: Treatment of buccal soft-tissue recession on a restored central incisor implant
Jeffrey R. Lemler
Case 3: Repair of failed esthetic implant case
Bobby Butler
Case 4: Treatment of an osseous defect associated with an immediately placed implant
Donald S. Clem
Case 5: Treatment of bone loss from an acute abscess around a dental implant
Bradley S. McAllister
Case 6: Replacement of a failed implant in the esthetic zone
Abd Elsalam Elaskary
Case 7: Treatment and replacement of a malpositioned implant in the esthetic zone
Scott H. Froum
Case 8: Corrective treatment for a malpositioned implant in the esthetic zone
J. Daulton Keith
Case 9: Treatment of implant malposition in the esthetic zone
Case 10: Treatment of a malpositioned implant in the esthetic zone
Stuart J. Froum and Jeffrey R. Lemler