Restoring Confidence: Dental Implants for Diabetics
Dental implants in diabetic patients Diabetes Mellitus is a pandemic metabolic disease prevailing globally and is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin. It affects most parts of human body including the oral cavity. The review describes the effect of diabetes in the process of osseointegration of implants Implants in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Success/Failure of Dental Implants in Diabetic Patients Most of the studies observed slightly high percentage of early failure of implants in diabetics compared to late failure. Some reports indicated increased failure rate within first year of placement of implant. The success rate of implants in diabetic patients ranges from 85.5 -100%. Most of the studies were of opinion that success rate in well/fairly controlled diabetics was either equal or insignificantly lower than normal individuals. However, it is noteworthy that number of patients and implants placed (4 implant...