title: Risk factors associated with dental implants in healthy and medically compromised patients.
abstract: A total of 104 consecutive patients treated with 313 Nobelpharma implants was studied to determine the medical risks associated with dental implants. There did not appear to be an increased implant failure rate or an increase in perioperative morbidity in patients with a compromised medical status. Age; sex; and concurrent use of hypoglycemic agents, supplemental female hormones, or steroids also did not correlate with increased implant failure or perioperative morbidity. Implant procedures using a variety of pain-/anxiety-control agents failed to reveal any increase in anesthetic-related complications. However, the number of implants placed per patient did correlate with implant failure. It appears that implant surgery and the required anesthetic appear to be safe procedures even in the medically compromised patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Dodson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants