Dental Implants in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Study

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Dental Implants in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Study
June 2003
Peled, Micha DMD, MD*; Ardekian, Leon DDS**; Tagger-Green, Nirit DMD, MSc, MHA***; Gutmacher, Zvi DMDǃÜ; Machtei, Eli E. DMDǃ?
Implant Dentistry: Volume 12(2) June 2003 pp 116-122
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
*Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
**Senior Staff, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Technion Faculty of Medicine (RMCTFM), Haifa, Israel.
***Resident, Unit of Periodontology, RMCTFM, Haifa, Israel.
ǃÜSenior Staff, Maxillofacial Prosthetics, RMCTFM, Haifa, Israel.
ǃ?Head of Unit, Unit of Periodontology, RMCTFM, Haifa, Israel.
Reprint requests and correspondence to:
Leon Ardekian, DDS
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Rambam Medical Center
Technion Faculty of Medicine
Haifa, Israel
Phone: 9724-8542345
Fax: 9724-8542557
E-mail: ardikian@netvision.net.il
Abstract TOP
Purpose: Systemic factors, such as diabetes mellitus, can influence the success rate of dental implants. The authors describe their experience using the MIS implant system (Medical Implant System, Shlomi, Israel) for retention of overdentures in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and provide data regarding the level of satisfaction of the patients, the improvement of function, mucosal and periimplant health, and bone level around implants in this group.
Methods: The study group consisted of 41 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who received 141 implants for retention of overdentures.
Results: The success rate was 97.3% and 94.4% 1 and 5 years following implantation, respectively. The majority of patients reported improvement of function following the new treatment. A high correlation was observed between mucosal health and improvement of function. No correlation was found between failed implants and glucose level.
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