Complications in Oral Implantology

Innovation & continuous research in field of dental implants in-terms of materials, design, techniques of placement, post-surgical management have made them the first line of treatment in replacement of missing teeth. Like any surgical intervention,it is also associated with complications & failure. Reviews of literature have attributed these failures to improper case selection, implant selection, unskilled operators,faulty surgical technique,inadequate osseointegration & post-surgical management which were a major concern. A thorough knowledge of these factors is essential to increase the success rate of implants.This book is a compilation of all published literature related to complications of implants, during pre-surgical, surgical & post-surgical procedures. It has emphasized on etiology, precautions regarding various types of implant complications & their management. Failures cannot be ruled out completely in a treatment & ironically failure is often" The Best Teacher". The evidence based methods of complication management described in this book will be an asset book for beginners as well as experts to master the skills of complications free implant dentistry.