This study aimed to assess the influence of systemic and local bone and intra-oral factors on the occurrence of early TiUnite implant failures. Materials and Methods: A total of 283 consecutive patients (187 females; mean age 56.2), who received a total of 720 TiUnite implants, at the Department of Periodontology of the University Hospital of the Catholic University of Leuven, were prospectively followed.
Results and Conclusion: A global failure rate of 1.9% was recorded. Owing to the very few failures, no definitive conclusion concerning statistical significance can be achieved.
However, a tendency for more failures was noticed for apical lesions, vicinity with natural dentition, smoking, hormone replacement, gastric problems, Crohn's disease, diabetes I and radical hysterectomy.