125 - Implant Crown and Screw Failures


You need to know how to place crowns over the implant. This is a huge production item. This course will take you through the procedure for placing the implant crown using the open method. It will also give you methods of recovering screws that have fractured, become stuck, or you have lost the screw head because of mismanagement of the insertion.


The success of the implants is based on the extent of the osseointegration and mechanical structure of the implant and crown. Failures do occur! If you are going to include implants and implant crowns into your practice, you should know how to correct the failures. Though before you attempt to correct the failure, you should learn what caused the failure.

Implants are the same as crowns in that you do not place them in periodontal compromise situations. If the patient is suffering from a periodontal condition, this needs to be addressed first before you attempt to place the implant crown.

X-rays should be taken and evaluated. If....