To what extent should dental implant placement be adopted as a standard for diabetic patients?

Authors

• Ahmed S. Alzahrani, From the Divisions of Periodontology (Alzahrani), and Oral Medicine (Abed), Department of Basic and Clinical Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Hassan H. Abed, From the Divisions of Periodontology (Alzahrani), and Oral Medicine (Abed), Department of Basic and Clinical Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered one of the major chronic diseases in the world. Long-term hyperglycemia considerably affects the body tissues, and consequently, can lead to morbidity and mortality. Moreover, many oral complications have been observed with DM but little consideration in relation to the placement of dental implants has been investigated. Dental research has analyzed the relation of dental implants and bone osseointegration in diabetic patients. Theoretically, an impaired immune system and delayed wound healing of these patients might decrease the success rate of implant placement; however, with noticeable advances in evidence-based dentistry and statistically significant results, successful implant treatment could be achieved significantly in well-controlled diabetic patients.

Article Type

Review

First Page

1179

Last Page

1183

Recommended Citation

Alzahrani, Ahmed S. and Abed, Hassan H. (2016) "To what extent should dental implant placement be adopted as a standard for diabetic patients?," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 37: Iss. 11, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.11.15512