Scientific Reports (Apr 2021)

Long term clinical result of implant induced injury on the adjacent tooth

  • Yang-Jin Yi,
  • In-Woo Park,
  • Jeong-Kui Ku,
  • Deuk-Won Jo,
  • Jung-Suk Han,
  • Young-Kyun Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87062-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Abstract The purpose of the retrospective study was to investigate the long-term result of implant-induced injury on the adjacent tooth. The subjects of this retrospective study were patients who had received implants and had tooth injury; direct invasion of root (group I), root surface contact (group II), or < 1 mm distance of the implant from the root (group III). Clinical and pathological changes were periodically examined using radiographs and intra-oral examinations. Paired t-tests and chi-square tests were used to evaluate the implant stability quotient (ISQ) of implant and tooth complications, respectively (α = 0.05). A total of 32 implants and teeth in 28 patients were observed for average 122.7 (± 31.7, minimum 86) months. Seven teeth, three of which were subsequently extracted, needed root canal treatment. Finally, 90.6% of the injured teeth remained functional. Complications were significant and varied according to the group, with group I showing higher events than the others. The ISQs increased significantly. One implant in group I resulted in osseointegration failure. The implant survival rate was 96.9%. In conclusion, it was found even when a tooth is injured by an implant, immediate extraction is unnecessary, and the osseointegration of the invading implant is also predictable.