Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Dental implants have evolved as new treatment modality for the majority of patients with missing teeth. The aim of the study was to investigate the rate of complications and failures following dental implantation in medically compromised patients. Material & Methods: This study was conducted in department of oral & maxillofacial surgery in 2015. The record of patients received implant in last 2 years was obtained. Total of 260 dental records were collected. Out of which, 200 patients (1040 implants) were included in the study. 2 groups were made. Study group which consisted of 102 patients with 550 implants.
And control group which consisted of 98 patients with 490 implants. Preoperative, intraoperative, and post operative clinical details were obtained from patients’ records. The success rate and complications of the dental implants were evaluated clinically and radiographically. Results: In group I, out of 102 patients, 60 were females and 40 were males. In group II, out of 98 patients, 50 were females and 48 were males. In group I, number of implants in females was 358 (65%) and in males were 192 (35%). In group II, number of implants in females was 270 (55%) and in males were 220 (45%). group I, 41 (40%) were of cardiovascular diseases, 21 (20%) were of diabetes, 13 (12%) were suffering from osteoporosis, 13 (12%) were of hypothyroidism and 14 (15%) were suffering from combination of systemic diseases. Conclusion: No significant difference was found in success rate and complications of implants in both study and control group. Clinical Significance: We have tried to evaluate the usefulness of implants in medically compromised patients. This can be considered as alternative treatment modality in these patients.
Key Words: cardiovascular diseases, implant, medically compromised, osteoporosis.

Corresponding author: Dr. Santosh B S, Professor, Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, Email: drsantoshbs@gmail.com

This article may be cited as: BS Santosh, DM Shivamurthy, Mangalekar SB, Singh JR. Evaluation of usefulness of implants in medically compromised patients: A Retrosceptive study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(6):86-89.