The Importance of Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning: Revision Treatment for Maxillary and Mandibular Arches Following Catastrophic Failure of Initial Implant Reconstruction.

The high success rate of current dental implant protocols makes studies of catastrophic failures a rarity; however, this article presents a case study in which faulty medical intervention was the direct cause of traumatic implant failure. The patient, who had been treated with implants that successfully osseointegrated, ultimately experienced a life-threatening medical incident due to an ill-fitting definitive prosthesis. This case report includes a detailed narrative of how this patient, who began his dental journey with compromised and missing teeth, became edentulous and then, following an arduous recovery, was restored to full function with a meticulously planned revision treatment.