THE ASSESSMENT OF OSSEOINTEGRATED DENTAL IMPLANT FRACTURE: A CASE REPORT

Fracture of dental implants is a rare situation with severe clinical results. the aim of the present report was to describe the management of a fractured endosseous dental implant replacing the maxillary left canine. in this article, the literature is reviewed and various causative factors that may lead to fracture of dental implants are presented. this case report was to present an osseointegrated dental implant, which fractured at the coronal portion, was removed together with ball-attachment and a treatment procedure. fracture occurred 16 months after the implant placement. it was proposed that the cause of the fracture is metal fatigue occurred due to the prosthetic failure. as a result of the applied dental implant, it could be minimalise fracture risk, if it had been inserted four implants and wider implants instead of two.