Exotic encounters with dental implants: managing complications with unidentified systems
As the application of dental implants increases worldwide, so is the number of technical and biological complications that general dental practitioners will be called to manage, while maintaining implant patients. In addition, the greater patient mobility encountered today combined with a growing tr...
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Published in | Australian dental journal Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 236 - 242 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.06.2012
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | As the application of dental implants increases worldwide, so is the number of technical and biological complications that general dental practitioners will be called to manage, while maintaining implant patients. In addition, the greater patient mobility encountered today combined with a growing trend of ‘dental implant tourism’ will very often result in situations where the dentist is requested to deal with complications in implants placed elsewhere and which sometimes might be of an ‘exotic’ system one cannot directly recognize. Such a situation can pose significant challenges to even experienced clinicians. The challenges are not only in the scientific field, but often include professional and ethical implications. This case report will discuss strategies for the management of implant complications in cases of unidentified implant systems. Critical factors in such situations would be the clinician’s experience and special training, the correct radiographic technique, as well as access to the appropriate tools and devices. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0045-0421 1834-7819 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2012.01676.x |