RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 To what extent should dental implant placement be adopted as a standard for diabetic patients?
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1179
OP 1183
DO 10.15537/smj.2016.11.15512
VO 37
IS 11
A1 Alzahrani, Ahmed S.
A1 Abed, Hassan H.
YR 2016
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/37/11/1179.abstract
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.