COMPLICATIONS OF IMPLANTS

Dental implants have become a widely accepted therapeutic approach to rehabilitate partial and fully edentulous patients. The use of implants has increased owing to the increase in aged population, increased tooth loss in aged population, inability of patients to use removable dentures, improved implant systems and predictability and benefits of implant supported prosthesis. When a tooth is lost due to injury or disease, a person can experience complications such as rapid bone loss, defective speech, or changes in chewing pattern that results in discomfort. . Dental implantology is a well-established strategy in the treatment of partial or complete edentulism that overcome many of the limitations of conventional fixed or removable prosthesis. Implant placement has become very common all over the world. Even clinicians who lack proper clinical training, have also started practicing challenging implant placements at their clinics after attending short courses on implants, which may be one of the reasons fori ncreased complications and failure rates of implants. Hence, the ability to manage implant complications must be mastered.