Study Shows 98.5 Percent Success Rate for Dental Implants

According to new research published in the Journal of Oral Implantology dental implants are 98 percent successful and cause little or no bone loss.

Authors Zeev Ormianer, DMD and Ady Palty, DMD reviewed 60 charts of patients who received a total of 267 implants in two private dental practices in Israel and Germany. They found that 98.5 percent of the implants survived and there was no discernable bone loss in 88 percent of the implant sites. The mean follow-up time was 7.5 years.
The study goal was to determine the level of bone loss over time at the implant sites in the jaw. A key clinical issue was not whether bone loss would occur but how much bone loss should be considered normal and acceptable.
Commenting on the findings, Jamie Lozada, DDS, president of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry said the study adds to growing body of compelling clinical evidence supporting dental implants as the most successful method for replacing missing or compromised teeth

Source:American Academy of Implant Dentistry