DIABETES MELLITUS AND DENTAL IMPLANT THERAPY- A REVIEW.

Abstract

Dental implant is considered as the rehabilitative anchor in the present era of dentistry. The continuous upgradation in terms of implant design, augmented by newer technology and technique-driven strategic implant placement makes the surgery minimally invasive and shortens the treatment duration, thereby increasing the predictability of replacing missing teeth in partially and completely edentulous cases. However, certain medical conditions like Diabetes Mellitus is still viewed as a relative contraindication for dental implant therapy. Also, with the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus over the years, the need for a better inference is needed to rule out the controversy over efcacy and safety of dental implants in diabetics. Hence, this review summarizes the interlink between peri-implantitis and diabetes mellitus by assessing the recent evidences involving diabetic patients and incidences of peri-implantitis.