Osseointegration for Dental Implants : An Overview.

Abstracts: On-going research will allow discrimination between those systems that really osseointegrate predictably and those that do this irregularly. Long term maintenance of dental implants is gaining importance as the main factor affecting the long term prognosis of dental implants. Patients should be well instructed in maintaining oral hygiene around the dental implants. A lot of implant cleansing aids are more widely available in line with the growing demand of dental implants. The presence of attached gingiva is being recognised as important for the maintenance of good oral hygiene in reducing the incidence of periodontal disease around the implants.