Implant failures: What increases failure rate?

Sun, 01/17/2010 - 14:45 — Tim Grant

Trying to compile opinions and experience on what increases implant failure rate in your office?

Implantology

Tue, 05/24/2011 - 18:20 — rafomoralesv

Failures

When deciding whether to use implants, the dentist must pay special attention to the patient’s general health, oral health, and hygiene, as well as any interfering habits. Once the decision is made, other factors must be considered, including the surgeon’s level of experience and the dentist’s adherence to appropriate prosthetic design principles and recall procedures.

Sat, 01/23/2010 - 20:58 — Dr90210

Increased implant failure rate- definitely immediate load

In my office immediate loading leads to increased failure rate.

Im more conservative now.

Tue, 01/19/2010 - 05:51 — OrthoKing

One thing that increase implant failures is immediates

This is a tough question as there are some many varibles. I would say the one thing that increased failures in my office is immediate placement and immediate load.

Definitely had a higher failure rate.

Tue, 01/19/2010 - 19:42 — Sammy Noumbissi...

Immediates Failures

Immediate placement and load failures depending on the circumstances and treatment planning can definitely increase your implant failure rate. As Orthoking said there are many variables but by observing some fundamental rules the incidence of failures can be dramatically reduced.
I find that implants placed immediately even when not loaded in sockets of teeth with a history or some degree of endo infection tend to have a higher failure rate.
In my opinion, careful case selection, treatment planning, primary stability and minimizing occlusal forces on the implants are paramount in reducing failures.