Diabetes Mellitus and Dental Implants: A Clinical Study.

Diabetes Mellitus and Dental Implants: A Clinical Study.
About.com
2005
Implant Dentistry, a journal of The International Congress of Oral Implantologists, published a study in 2002.
This study concluded that diabetes is no longer considered to be a contraindication for implant-supported dental prostheses, provided that the patient's blood glucose (sugar) is under control and that there is motivation for oral hygiene procedures.
This article presents the experiences of treating patients with diabetes using implants with good success rates. The study described included 25 patients treated at Riyadh Dental Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In all 25 patients, diabetes was controlled either by diet, oral hypoglycemic agents, or insulin. 113 implants were installed. Twenty out of 25 individuals have finished more than three years of follow up.
At the time the implants were uncovered, 108 of the 113 implants were found to have osseointegrated (the firm anchoring of a surgical implant by the growth of bone around it). This is a success rate of 95.57 percent, with five failed implants. All five failed implants failed during the healing phase following surgery.