Authors : Angel Kanda, Ria Treesa Raju, Aanchal Sharma, Lalita Sheoran, Nitya Jha, S. Bharathesh
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijmi.2022.013
Volume : 8
Issue : 2
Year : 2022
Page No : 56-58
In a daily routine practice dental implants has been widely used and dental implants are considered as a one of the good treatment option in replacing the single tooth in the oral cavity or replacing the multiple teeth in the oral cavity. With the use of dental implants, a dentist can replace the single tooth or multiple teeth or with the help of dental implants one can provide the whole full arch implant supported prosthesis. The survival rate of the implants are dependent on so many conditions , like patient systemic condition, bone quality and amount of bone available, sterilization protocol during the placement of the implant. In some cases failing of implant were also seen due to systemic condition, due to mechanical failure such as loosening of the implant, loosening of the screw. So a dentist should have a basic knowledge of the implant along with its all components, causes of implant failures and how to avoid the causes of implant failure as well as how to manage.
Keywords: Implant, Dental implant, Osseointegration, Implant failure