The success rate of dental implants in the UK is about 98%. This means that a dental nurse will see two implants fail for every 100 implants the dental surgeon places. It is important to understand that regardless of the time and care put into the surgical procedure, sometimes dental implants can fail as you are working within the human body.
As dental implants become more popular, it is important for all dental nurses to have a basic understanding of the most common types of dental implant failure and complications. If you have not already seen a failure, you will at some point in the future.
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