Open AccessFactors affecting the survival rate of dental implants: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Sonal Raikar,
Pratim Talukdar,
Sarala Kumari,
Sangram Panda,
Vinni Mary Oommen,
Anulekha Prasad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_380_17
Subject(s) - medicine , implant , dentistry , retrospective cohort study , fixed prosthodontics , prosthodontics , surgery
Dental implants have emerged as new treatment modality for the majority of patients and are expected to play a significant role in oral rehabilitation in the future. The present study was conducted to assess various factors affecting the survival rate of dental implants.