Implants for type II diabetic patients: interim report. VA Implants in Diabetes Study Group.
One hundred seventy-eight implants from three systems were placed in 89 type II diabetic patients at 13 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. Four failures (2.2 percent) were found at uncovering. The failure rate increased to 7.3 percent at the end of 1 year (nine additional failures). Study patients will be monitored for an additional 4 years. Initial results suggest that type II diabetic patients can be considered for dental implant therapy.
Shernoff
A F
AF
Department of Veterans Medical Center, Salem, Virginia 24153, USA.
Colwell
J A
JA
Bingham
S F
SF
D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
D015921:Dental Implants