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Dental Implants that Spin in the Osteotomy

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Dr. Gonzalez from New York asks:

I am wondering about others experiences regarding dental implants that spin in the osteotomy but that are not loose and clinically  seem to have no gap space from bone to fixture.

Would you recommend to wait a longer time for osseointegration to occur?

11 Responses to “ Dental Implants that Spin in the Osteotomy ”

• Mike McBride, DDS October 10th, 2006

  
  

  My experience is that the implant will become firm [integrate] with more time. I believe the literature verifies this concept, but I cannot quote a source.

• Alejandro Berg October 10th, 2006

  
  

  There are experiences that show that if an implant rotates and you cover it and protect it from load and leave it it would integrate if there is no clear radiographic gap.
  Re-integration success of Osseotite implants after intentional countertorque liberation in the edentulous mandible
  Volume 15, Number 1, July/August 2006
  Lucente J., Galante J., Trisi P., Kenealy J.; Implant Dentistry; Vol. 15 No.2 pp 178-185; June/2006
  check that.
  good luck

• Anonymous October 10th, 2006

  
  

  Yes, I can speak from personal experience. At least an additional 3 months and you should be fine.

• Anonymous October 10th, 2006

  
  

  I prefer to remove the implant and install a slightly wider one to achieve «terminal» screwing and good stability, then go on with planned treatment.

• Gary D Kitzis DMD October 10th, 2006

  
  

  In “the old early days” of machined Branemark fixtures, when you followed the drilling protocol using all the drills and taps, you could easily end up with a spinner in soft bone in the maxilla where you could rotate the fixture as you inserted the cover screw by hand–and the “bail out” size for the 3.75mm fixture was 4.0mm-not very much difference for fixation in a stripped osteotomy. In my experience, as long as the fixtures were not loaded and the osteotomy was round, not oblong with space between the bone and fixture, you were fine if you waited an extra two months before uncovering. Now, if a fixture spins in a precisely drilled round osetotomy, I might consider going up a size in diameter if possible, but I would not be concerned if a fixture could be rotated in the osteotomy because of the present day surface treatments. An extra two months should take care of it.

• amgdds October 11th, 2006

  
  

  Don’t we have it already well established, widely published and universally accepted as a fact that preventing “MICRO-MOVEMENT” of the implant is “THE CRITICAL REQUIREMENT” (among many others) for successful integration of implants?

• Peter Fairbairn October 11th, 2006

  
  

  Agree get it out and replace with a bigger size stability is vital.The rotation is probably due to micro downgrowth or ingrowth of soft tissue , problems ahead

• Dr. Deckler, DMD October 12th, 2006

  
  

  THIS COMMENT IS NOT RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC. HOWEVER, A NUMBER OF DENTAL PROFESSIONALS, MYSELF INCLUDED. HAVE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME RESPONDING TO PREVIOUS POSTS DUE TO OUR INABILILTY TO GET PAST SOME TYPE IN CODE NONSENSE. WHAT’S WITH THIS?

• OsseoNews October 13th, 2006

  
  

  The code, which is becoming standard on every major Internet site, is there to prevent spammers from attacking our site. It’s a simple code to type in and will take you at most 3 seconds. Thanks for your understanding.

• Jeff Shnall DDS October 16th, 2006

  
  

  The implant system I am currently using advocates the use of an osteotomy drill with the same diameter and size of the implant I am placing. The result on occasion is a “spinner.” I have still found that these implants have integrated after 3 to 4 months (submerged). I am planning on switching to a system that utilizes a drill that is narrower than the implant you are placing. The advantages? An implant that can be indexed for insertion of a temporary crown at stage two surgery, or under favourable circumstances can support a temporary crown (out of occlusion) at the stage one appointment, two things that cannot be done with “spinners.”

• Maureen White November 7th, 2007

  
  

  I have complete overdentures both upper and lower. One of the implant screws will not stay in. I recently moved so I am not able to go back to my Dentist that did the work. The dentist i went to see does some work with implants but cannot get the screw to stay in and is telling me I need a whole new implant inserted. The implant is 1 year old. He did try one of my other screws in and this would not stay either. Can any of you please tell me if there is anything else to do. He also charged me for the torque tool and for another tool that went down into the implant shaft, which did screw in down lower. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
  Maureen

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