Can dental implants last a lifetime?

Case: 47 years old, with diabetes. The tooth has been implanted for two years, and now it has been loosened for about two months. The implant tooth is loose, is the implant failure?

According to one of the successful dental implant criteria put forward by Chinese experts in Zhuhai in 1995: "the implant does not have any clinical mobility under the condition of exercising the function of denture", that is, the patient does not loosen the implant when biting, so this patient should have failed the implant.

Is the success rate of dental implants high?

At present, the 10-year success rate of dental implants is more than 90%, and the 5-year success rate is more than 95%, and dental implants have been used by the longest patients for more than 40 years since the end of 1970s. So in fact, the implant can be regarded as a permanent restoration, and if the patient can use it healthily, it may last a lifetime.

Does diabetes affect dental implants?

The reason for the loosening of the implant teeth is that there is inflammation around the implants and bone resorption, that is, the alveolar bone below is atrophied, without the foundation, the implant teeth can not be well fixed and will loose and fall off. The main causes of inflammation and bone resorption are as follows: periodontal disease; inflammation of alveolar bone; unhealthy gums; poor position or direction of dental implants; smoking; hyperglycemia.

For patients, the specific causes of dental implant loss need further examination to confirm. Although diabetes is one of the risk factors for dental implant failure, it does not affect dental implant treatment if blood glucose control is normal.

Dr. Shan Xiaofeng is the deputy chief physician, associate professor and master's supervisor of maxillofacial surgery in Peking University Stomatology Hospital. He served as a young member of the Oral and Maxillofacial Restoration Committee of the Chinese Stomatological Association, the Oral and Maxillofacial surgery Committee of the Chinese Stomatology Association, and the head and neck Oncology Committee of the China Anti-Cancer Association. He went to the United States in 2012 and 2015 to exchange studies in dental implant therapy and maxillofacial head and neck surgery.

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