Single-implant treatment has become a common method of replacing missing and nonrestorable individual anterior and posterior teeth. While this treatment modality grows in popularity worldwide, complications can arise when implant biomechanical principles are not considered in treatment planning and clinical execution. This book details the seven complications common to single-implant therapy—infraposition/infraocclusion, interproximal contact loss, abutment screw loosening and fracture, fracture of single implants, ceramic chipping and fracture, loss of crown retention, and remake of the implant-supported crown—and describes the 25 biomechanical principles that must be observed to prevent these complications from developing after single-implant treatment. Furthermore, it links each complication with the specific biomechanical principles that were violated and how that violation resulted in said complication, as well as how to manage that complication and prevent it from recurring in the future. By the end of this book, readers should know how to address these three questions: What went wrong? Why did things go wrong? And how could the complication have been prevented?
Charles J. Goodacre
Charles J. Goodacre, DDS, MSD, has practiced prosthodontics and implant dentistry for over 50 years and has served as Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at Indiana University and as Dean of the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Past President of the American Board of Prosthodontics, the American College of Prosthodontists, and the Academy of Prosthodontics. Dr Goodacre was a founding member of the board of directors of the Foundation for Oral Rehabilitation (FOR) and chaired the FOR Education Council for 10 years. He currently holds the title of Distinguished Professor and teaches in the Advanced Education Program in Implant Dentistry at Loma Linda University.
dentistry prosthodontics implantology single implants implant complications implant-supported crowns single-implant crowns implant biomechanics infraposition infraocclusion interproximal contact loss abutment screw loosening abutment screw fracture implant fracture ceramic chipping