Are There Contraindications for Placing Dental Implants?

Amritpal S Kullar; Craig S Miller

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2019.02.004

Are There Contraindications for Placing Dental Implants?

Dent Clin North Am. 2019 Jul;63(3):345-362. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2019.02.004. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Authors

Amritpal S Kullar¹, Craig S Miller²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine, Oral Radiology, MN324 College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40356-0297, USA.
² Division of Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine, Oral Radiology, MN324 College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40356-0297, USA. Electronic address: cmiller@uky.edu.

PMID: 31097131
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2019.02.004

Abstract

There are few absolute contraindications to dental implant placement. Relative contraindications include cognitive decline, American Society of Anesthesiology patient status IV or higher categories, or medical conditions that may jeopardize the life or lifespan of the patient. Precautions for placing dental implants should be viewed with respect to the evidence-based exposures that can contribute to risk of failure, including but not limited to local, behavioral, and medical factors. Risk for dental implant failure increases in association with (1) past history of periodontal disease, (2) bruxism, (3) smoking, and (4) radiation therapy.

Keywords: Contraindication; Dental implants; Implant failure; Implant survival; Risk factors.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bruxism*
Contraindications
Dental Implantation, Endosseous
Dental Implants*
Dental Restoration Failure
Humans
Risk Factors

Substances

Dental Implants