Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: The main challenge of oral implantology is to achieve the functionality of the implants. The present study was conducted to assess dental implant failures in both genders. Materials & Methods: 104 patients who received 180 dental implants in last 5 years of both genders were assessed for implant length, diameters, bone type, medical status such as diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, smoking, bisphosphonate therapy, periodontitis and antibiotic therapy and implant failure rates was recorded. Results: There were 120 heathy and 60 failure implants. Implant diameter (mm) <3.75 had 40 and >3.75 had 20 dental implant failures. Implant length (mm) <10 had 45 and >10 had 15 failure, Bone type I had 0, II had 5, III had 25 and IV had 30 failures. Diabetes had 14, hypertension had 8, osteoporosis had 12, smoking had 6, bisphosphonate therapy had 10, periodontitis had 7 and antibiotic therapy had 3 implant failures. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: There was high rate of dental implant failures in subjects with systemic diseases.