title: Endosseous dental implant vis-à-vis conservative management: Is it a dilemma?
abstract: To overview the current prospective of endosseous dental implant and conservative management. Although emphasis has been made in reinstating the oral functions, less consideration has been given to formulate the best treatment tactics in a particular situation. Properly restored, root canal treated natural teeth surrounded by healthy periodontium tissues yield a very high longevity, and periodontally compromised teeth that are treated and maintained regularly may have longer survival rate. Current trends in implantology have weakened the conservative paradigm, and practitioner's objectivity has been inclined more toward providing the tooth substitutes often flaunted as equal or even superior to conservation of natural tooth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Rhythm
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bains
authors.forename: Kapil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Loomba
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Hari
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: Vivek K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Bains