The Importance of Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning: Revision Treatment for Maxillary and Mandibular Arches Following Catastrophic Failure of Initial Implant Reconstruction.

Abstract

The high success rate of current dental implant protocols makes studies of catastrophic failures a rarity; however, this article presents a case study in which faulty medical intervention was the direct cause of traumatic implant failure. The patient, who had been treated with implants that successfully osseointegrated, ultimately experienced a life-threatening medical incident due to an ill-fitting definitive prosthesis. This case report includes a detailed narrative of how this patient, who began his dental journey with compromised and missing teeth, became edentulous and then, following an arduous recovery, was restored to full function with a meticulously planned revision treatment. Today, after enduring radical and perhaps unnecessary treatment and physical and mental trauma, the patient is tolerating osseointegrated implants with both maxillary and mandibular prostheses that are comfortable and well-functioning.