23-10-2024 | Implant Complication | TECHNICAL NOTE
Prevention of Subperiosteal Implant Complications with a Novel Osteotomy Guide
Authors:
Mustafa Ayhan, Merve Öztürk Muhtar
Published in:
Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
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Excerpt
Subperiosteal implant has come to the fore again with current technological developments. It offers an alternative therapeutic option in the rehabilitation of advanced atrophic jaws. It is a minimally invasive approach compared to complex regenerative treatments, and it also provides immediate functional and aesthetic improvements [
1]. However, some complications have been observed regarding custom-made subperiosteal implants, as in every surgical procedure [
2]. Among the most common complications are mucosal recession and exposure of the implant skeleton. Soft tissue phenotype, amount of keratinized gingiva, and alveolar bone morphology are parameters that need to be evaluated before the operation and adjusted with additional surgical interventions when necessary. The literature reports that the knife-edge alveolar crest and sharp bone edges cause late-term biological complications [
3]. …