COMPARISON OF DENTAL IMPLANTS FAILURES IN DIABETICS AND HEALTHY SUBJECTS

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is known to compromise the various aspects of homeostasis, including the immune response and the composition of oral microora. One of the oral manifestations of diabetes mellitus is tooth loss and the survival rate of dental implants chosen as a treatment modality for its rehabilitation is controversial. The present study was conducted to assess failure rate of dental implant in Diabetics and healthy subjects. Materials & methods: 54 Diabetics (group I) and equal number of healthy subjects (group II) who received dental implant in last 5 years of both genders were recruited. Amount of bone loss around the implant over 1mm of bone loss in the rst year and over 0.3 mm bone loss every subsequent year were considered as failures. Results: Group I consisted of 54 patients (Diabetics) with 76 dental implants. Group II consisted of 54 patients (healthy subjects) with 78 implants. In group I, there were 16 and in group II, there were 3 dental implant failures. At rst year, in group I, mean bone loss around implant was 1.21 mm and 0.5 mm in group II. Unto 5 years, in group I, mean bone loss around implant was 2.7 mm and 1.4 mm in group II. The difference was signicant (p< 0.05). Conclusion: Diabetics had higher dental implant failure rates as compared to healthy subjects.