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Table 3 Total prosthetic complications

From: Prosthetic complications of fixed dental prostheses supported by locking-taper implants: a retrospective study with a mean follow-up of 5 years

Complication

 ≤ 2 years

2–5 years

 > 5 year

Total

Veneer chipping

17

19

15

52

Abutment loosening

0

2

5

7

Abutment fracture

0

1

0

1

Crown loosening/shedding

6

8

3

17

  1. Complication distribution by time is shown in Table 3. Totally 78 of 451 prostheses suffered from prosthetic complications. Two single IACs suffered from veneer chipping within 3 months, and these cases are counted as early restoration failures. Specific statistics are shown as above