[Dental implants in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a clinical study.].
OBJECTIVE
The oral rehabilitation by dental implants in patients with diabetes remains a controversial issue.The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical results of implantation in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.


METHODS
This study group consisted of 21 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus who received 52 implants.


RESULTS
There were 5 failures.The success rate was 90.4% with a follow up period of 12 to 37 months.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical outcome of dental implants in selected group of patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus is satisfying and encouraging.Further investigations and clinical trials over a longer period of time are needed to determine the long-term survival of implants in diverse of patients with diabetes mellitus.
Huang
Jian-sheng
JS
Department for VIP, Guangdong Provincial Stomatological Hospital, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China. huangjiansh@263.net
Zhou
Lei
L
Song
Guang-bao
GB
D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans
D015921:Dental Implants