Biography
Biography: Kubais Al-Assaf
Abstract
Background Despite the advances of dental implants materials, design and techniques, the failure of dental implant is a nightmare for both dentists and patients. The failure of dental implants increased over the time due to different factors. Treatment of dental implant failure, devote more time and resources than that required dental implant treatment. Method The searched the literature for articles that addressed dental implant failure, Metal analysis were predominant in the selection. Results The prognosticator for dental implant success or failure obtained of different articles. The predictor for success or failure are the age of the patient, the operator experience, location of the dental implant, quality and quantity of the available ben, oral hygiene, length of the implants and prosthetic design. Clinical application This literature reviews provides the general dentist with information to decide whether to recommend dental implant therapy to patient.