Osseointegre dental implantların fraktürleri: Kapsamlı bir derleme

AbtractBackground/Aims: Dental implants constitute functional and aesthetic solutions to edentulous patients. Despite their high success rates, complications may occur. Implant fracture is a severe complication since it usually results in loss of the implant. This comprehensive review study aims to present the causes and the treatment options for implant fractures.Methods: A literature review was conducted using different scientific databases and various international scientific journals. Among the publications obtained, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and randomized controlled studies were selected and included in the sample.Results: Many factors have been implicated to cause dental implant fractures, including faulty design or production, ill-fitting restorations, loading protocols, bruxism or heavy occlusal forces, design of the restoration, implant location and diameter, metal fatigue, and bone loss around the implant. Three different treatment options are mentioned in the literature. These include; complete removal of the broken implant, removal of the coronal part of the broken implant, or some other interventions focusing on the apical part of the broken implant.Conclusions: As implant treatment becomes popular, dentists are more likely to encounter and treat implant fractures. This is a frustrating complication for the patient and the dentist because it usually leads to the loss of the implant and the restoration. Therefore, it is suggested that clinicians study the possible causes of implant fractures and plan the treatment properly to prevent fractures and apply the best-individualized treatment option should it occur.