According to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 69 percent of adults ages 35-44 have lost at least one tooth due to accident, gum disease, a failed root canal or tooth decay, and 26 percent of adults have lost all permanent teeth by age 74. Now that dental implants are available, there is another way to replace these missing teeth than by dentures and dental bridges, both of which could lead to further bone loss.
A disease that has often had a possible effect on dental implants success is type 2 diabetes. Statements an studies have been done to determine if type 2 diabetes was a problem for successful dental implants. One of the statements made by the VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Type 2 diabetic patients tend to have more failures than non-diabetic patients; however, the influence was marginally significant, states the Dental Implant Clinical Research Group, VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
Studies have often been done to prove or disprove that patients with type 2 diabetes should or should not have dental implants. For instance, a pilot study reported by JADA, the Journal of the American Dental Association, concluded that there was no evidence of diminished clinical success or significant early healing complications associated with implant therapy based on the glycemic control levels of subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons went a step further and stated that precautions are advisable for certain conditions, patients with such chronic diseases as high blood pressure and diabetes are usually successful candidates for dental implant treatment.
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