Evaluation of patient and implant characteristics as potential prognostic factors for oral implant failures.
Journal article, 2005

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient, implant, and treatment characteristics to identify possible prognostic factors for implant failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Out of a database with different dental implant treatment protocols, a research database of 1 randomly selected implant per patient was created. The database consisted of 487 implants. Of these, 80 were withdrawn, 36 failed, and 371 remained successful during a 5-year follow-up period. Potential risk factors were evaluated by chi-square tests and post hoc analyses. RESULTS: Significant or strongly significant differences were found regarding implant failures as a result of jawbone quality, jaw shape, implant length, treatment protocol, and combinations of jawbone-related characteristics. Responsible clinics and number of implants supporting the restoration were factors that could not be associated with implant failure. DISCUSSION: Implant failures in this study were more often seen when negative patient-related factors were present. Approximately 65% of the patients with a combination of the 2 most negative bone-related factors (jawbone quality 4 and jaw shape D or E) experienced implant failure. However, only 3% of the patients had this combination. Implant length, the only implant-related factor evaluated, was also significantly correlated with the success rate, but implant length could also be regarded as a result of the jawbone volume available. Another negative patient-related factor was the treatment protocol; however, in most cases this was also indirectly or partly related to the status of the jawbone available for implant placement. CONCLUSION: Patient selection appears to be of importance for increasing implant success rates.

Female

statistics & numerical data

Follow-Up Studies

Sex Factors

Dental Prosthesis Design

Risk Factors

Dental Restoration Failure

Humans

pathology

Clinical Protocols

Databases

Prospective Studies

Jaw

Middle Aged

Male

Treatment Outcome

Dental Implants

Surface Properties

Bone Density

Patient Selection

Age Factors

Prognosis

Author

Irene Herrmann

University of Gothenburg

Ulf Lekholm

University of Gothenburg

Sture Holm

Chalmers, Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Statistics

University of Gothenburg

Christina Kultje

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

0882-2786 (ISSN)

Vol. 20 2 220-30

Subject Categories

Dentistry

PubMed

15839115

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