Case report of multiple implant failure in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis

Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent. 2008 Mar;16(1):20-3.

Abstract

This report details a case of multiple implant failure (so-called 'cluster phenomenon') in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and considers some factors for implant failure including reduced bone density. It highlights the relationship between ankylosing spondylitis and osteoporosis although no direct link is made between these conditions and the implant failures in this case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alveolar Ridge Augmentation
  • Bone Density / physiology
  • Bone Substitutes / therapeutic use
  • Bone Transplantation
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous
  • Dental Implants*
  • Dental Restoration Failure*
  • Device Removal
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Maxilla / surgery
  • Maxillary Sinus / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / complications*

Substances

  • Bone Substitutes
  • Dental Implants