Dental Implants for Heart Patients: A Clinical Perspective on Safety, Risk Assessment and Responsible Implant Dentistry
Dental Implants for Heart Patients: A Clinical Perspective on Safety, Risk Assessment and Responsible Implant Dentistry By Dr. Suresh Kumar | Oral Implantologist | Founder, Krisshnaa Dental & Multispeciality Care, Delhi and The Dental Port Can a patient with heart disease safely undergo dental implant surgery? This is a question I frequently encounter when discussing tooth replacement with patients who have a history of cardiovascular disease. For many patients, the concern is not simply about losing a tooth or replacing it. It is about whether a surgical procedure, however routine it may seem, could place additional stress on an already compromised cardiovascular system. As implantologists, we must approach these cases with clinical discipline. A patient's cardiac history should never be dismissed, but neither should it automatically exclude them from receiving implant-supported tooth replacement. The correct approach lies in individualized risk assessment, appropriate medic...