PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ahmed S. Alzahrani
AU  - Hassan H. Abed
TI  - To what extent should dental implant placement be adopted as a standard for diabetic patients?
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2016.11.15512
DP  - 2016 Nov 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1179--1183
VI  - 37
IP  - 11
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/11/1179.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/11/1179.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2016 Nov 01; 37
AB  - 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.