Replacing a failed implant adjacent to the implant-supported restoration in the anterior region after ridge augmentation procedure.

BACKGROUND Dental professionals will have to deal with more implant failure and related complications due to the increase in popularity of this form of therapy. OBJECTIVES There have been only a few reports on replacing failed implants at the same sites. This report may provide more detailed information about the re-implantation procedure and the results to the operator and less motivated patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS The implant failure occurred after a 3-year period of loading in the anterior region. next to an implant-supported prosthesis. Ridge augmentation was performed with staged placement of an implant. RESULTS The implant was re-installed after ridge augmentation with deproteinised bovine bone and absorbable membrane, with the implant-supported prosthesis functioning well up to the final evaluation. CONCLUSION This case report shows the possibility of treating the failed implant in the older population using a staged approach and it may give more detailed information about the re-implantation procedure and results to the operator and less motivated patient. Further evaluations over longer periods are necessary to establish whether this procedure offers long-term benefits to patients.