Abstract
T his article is written by a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with over 12 years of experience in the specialty. The author has been involved in the placement of thousands of dental implants of all types and has particular expertise in managing “salvage” or multiply operated patients who have had failed implants placed by other providers. The author also has expertise in the surgical management of temporomandibular joint disorders and complex infections of the head and neck region. The author has appointments at several well-known academic institutions. T he use of dental implants to replace missing teeth and in fact replace a patient’s entire dentition has become more commonplace over the past several years. One only has to turn on the television to notice that there are multiple facilities offering “teeth-in-a-day” or cheap implants, to replace ones missing dentition. These commercials, although alluring, can be very confusing for prospective patients and may lead to inadequate research being done not only into the procedure, but also into the clinician performing the procedure. Dental implants are safely placed by multiple specialties within the realm of dentistry and good outcomes are not specifically dependent on one’s specialty training but more contingent upon actual clinical experience.
Citation
Hussain RA. Dental Implants: the Good, the Bad and the Downright Dangerous. SM J Dent. 2017; 3(1): 1011s.