Research Article

Analyzing the Causes and Frequency of Early Dental Implant Failure among Iranians: An Epidemiological Study

Table 3

Surgery-related failures.

Surgery factors

Implant diameter (mm)
 Narrow: 3.7>160 (16.3)12 (7.5)
 Regular: 3.7–5822 (83.6)30 (3.6)
 Wide: 5<1 (0.1)0 (0.0)
Implant height (mm)
 Short: 8>13 (1.3%)1 (7.7)
 Regular: 8–12955 (97.2%)40 (4.2)
 Long: 12<15 (1.5%)1 (6.7)
Jaw
 Maxilla470 (47.8%)18 (3.8)
 Mandible513 (52.2%)24 (4.7)
Planting area
 Anterior284 (28.9)14 (4.9)
 Middle339 (34.5)8 (2.4)
 Posterior360 (36.6)20 (5.6)
Surgical stage
 Single140 (14.2)8 (5.7)
 Two843 (85.8)34 (4.0)
Placement
 Immediate124 (12.6)5 (4.0)
 Delayed859 (87.4)37 (4.3)
Existence of grafts
 Yes467 (47.5)17 (3.6)
 No516 (52.5)25 (4.8)
Incidence during surgery
 Fracture of implant fixtures1 (0.1)40 (4.1)
 IAN exposure2 (0.2)1 (100)
 None980 (99.7)1 (50)
Loading<0.01
 Yes18 (52.5%)18 (52.5)
 No24 (2.5)24 (2.5)

Note. Results obtained from Fisher’s exact test. Results obtained from the Chi-square test.