Did malpractice claims for failed dental implants decrease after introduction of CBCT in Finland?

Magdalena Marinescu Gava; Anni Suomalainen; Tapio Vehmas; Irja Ventä

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-018-2448-4

doi.org/10.1007/s00784-018-2448-4

Did malpractice claims for failed dental implants decrease after introduction of CBCT in Finland?

Magdalena Marinescu Gava

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Anni Suomalainen

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..., Irja Ventä

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Clinical Oral Investigations3.40

Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 399 - 404

Published: Apr 20, 2018

Abstract

To examine the role of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in preventing failures in implant treatment. We hypothesize that the number of malpractice claims related to dental implant treatment would decrease after the first CBCT device came available in 2002 in Finland.Data concerning malpractice claims related to dental implant treatment during the years 1997-2011 were collected from the Finnish Patient Insurance Centre (N = 330 subjects). We...