Dental Implant Complications

Dental implants have become one of the most popular and rapidly growing techniques for replacing missing teeth. While their predictability, functionality, and durability make them an attractive option for patients and clinicians alike, complications can arise at any stage from patient assessment to maintenance therapy. Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment, Second Edition, updates and expands the hallmark first edition, which was the first comprehensive reference designed to provide clinicians of all skill levels with practical instruction grounded in evidence-based research. Featuring cases from a variety of dental specialties, the book covers the most commonly occurring implant complications as well as the unique. Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment, Second Edition, is organized sequentially, guiding the reader through complications associated with the diagnosis, treatment planning, placement, restoration, and maintenance of implants at any stage. Complications associated with various bone augmentation and sinus lift procedures are also discussed in detail with emphasis on their etiology and prevention. Each chapter utilizes a highly illustrated and user-friendly format to showcase key pedagogical features, including a list of take home tips summarizing the fundamental points of each chapter. New chapters include discussions of complications from drug prescribing, implant naturalization, cemented restorations, loose implant restoration syndrome, and craniofacial growth. Readers will also find more case presentations to see how complications have been managed in real-world situations. Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment, Second Edition, brings together contributions from leading experts in the field under the superior editorship of Dr. Stuart Froum. With its pragmatic approach to preventing and managing implant complications, this expertly crafted text continues to serve as an indispensable clinical reference and guide for all dentists placing or restoring implants.

Dental implants have become one of the most popular and rapidly growing techniques for replacing missing teeth. While their predictability, functionality, and durability make them an attractive option for patients and clinicians alike, complications can arise at any stage from patient assessment to maintenance therapy. Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment, Second Edition, updates and expands the hallmark first edition, which was the first comprehensive reference designed to provide clinicians of all skill levels with practical instruction grounded in evidence-based research. Featuring cases from a variety of dental specialties, the book covers the most commonly occurring implant complications as well as the unique.Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment, Second Edition, is organized sequentially, guiding the reader through complications associated with the diagnosis, treatment planning, placement, restoration, and maintenance of implants at any stage. Complications associated with various bone augmentation and sinus lift procedures are also discussed in detail with emphasis on their etiology and prevention. Each chapter utilizes a highly illustrated and user-friendly format to showcase key pedagogical features, including a list of "take home tips" summarizing the fundamental points of each chapter. New chapters include discussions of complications from drug prescribing, implant naturalization, cemented restorations, loose implant restoration syndrome, and craniofacial growth. Readers will also find more case presentations to see how complications have been managed in real-world situations.Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment, Second Edition, brings together contributions from leading experts in the field under the superior editorship of Dr. Stuart Froum. With its pragmatic approach to preventing and managing implant complications, this expertly crafted text continues to serve as an indispensable clinical reference and guide for all dentists placing or restoring implants.

List of contributorsForeword by Myron NevinsIntroduction by Stuart J. Froum1 Implant complications: scope of the problemStuart J. Froum2 Implant complications associated with systemic disorders and medicationsLouis F. Rose and Brian L. Mealey3 Complications of drug prescribing in implant therapyMea A. Weinberg4 Complications associated with implant planning: etiology, prevention, and treatmentHans-Peter Weber and Panos Papaspyridakos5 Implant complications associated with two- and three-dimensional diagnostic imaging technologies6 Implant fractures: etiology, prevention, and treatmentSteven E. Eckert, Thomas J. Salinas, and Kivanç Akça7 Implant naturalization: restoring osseointegrated dental implants with damaged platforms and connectionsDennis E. Waguespack and Brian C. Butler8 Implant failure: prevalence, risk factors, management, and preventionJ. Kobi Stern, Emily E. Hahn, Cyril I. Evian, Jonathan Waasdorp, and Edwin S. Rosenberg9 Peri-implantitis: etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and therapyNiklaus P. Lang and Maurizio S. Tonetti10 Complications related to cemented implant restorationChandur P.K. Wadhwani11 Esthetic complications due to implant malpositions: etiology, prevention, and treatmentStephen T. Chen and Daniel Buser12 Prosthetic-related dental implant complications: etiology, prevention, and treatmentCharles J. Goodacre and Mathew T. Kattadiyil13 The loose implant restoration syndromeHarel Simon14 Management of complications associated with single-implant estheticsOswaldo Scopin de Andrade, Dario Adolfi, Maristela Lobo, and Maurício Contar Adolfi15 Esthetic complications with adjacent implant restorationsDennis P. Tarnow, Sang-Choon Cho, Stephen J. Chu, and Stuart J. Froum16 Complications of autogenous bone graftingCraig M. Misch17 Complications in guided bone regenerationFilippo Fontana, Isabella Rocchietta, and Massimo Simion18 Avoiding complications of alveolar segmental osteoperiosteal flapsOle T. Jensen19 Complications in lateral window sinus elevation surgeryStephen S. Wallace and Tiziano Testori20 Complications with transcrestal sinus floor elevation: etiology, prevention, and treatmentMichael Toffler and Paul S. Rosen21 Implant complications related to immediate implant placement into extraction sitesBarry D. Wagenberg and Stuart J. Froum22 Complications associated with flapless surgeryThomas G. Wilson, Jr.23 Complications related to immediately loaded dental implantsJeffrey Ganeles and David Grossberg24 Prosthodontic complications related to non-optimal dental implant placementLyndon F. Cooper25 Prosthodontic management of malpositioned implants and implant occlusion complications26 Craniofacial growth in adults and its implications for implant reconstructionFereidoun Daftary, Ramin Mahallati, Oded Bahat, and Richard M. Sullivan27 Implant complications encountered during maintenance therapyPaul S. Rosen, Stuart J. Froum, Scott H. Froum, and Chris Salierno28 Medicolegal issues related to implant complicationsEdwin J. Zinman29 Management of implant complications by the experts (part 1)30 Management of implant complications by the experts (part 2)Index