Journal of Medical Erudite
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

How to Maintain Dental Implant?-A Review

  • Author:
  • Amit Kumar Tamrakar, Nadeem Yunus1
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 37 to 41

*Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India

**Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India

1Corresponding Author: Nadeem Yunus, E-mail: nadeemyunus2@yahoo.com

Online published on 3 June, 2015.

Abstract

The responsibilities of both dental surgeons as well as patients do not end after dental implant placement. It is the responsibility of dental surgeon to formulate an individually designed schedule for maintenance of dental implants and also to motivate and educate the patient about the follow-up appointments for ensuring long-term success of the implants.

Keywords

Dental implants, maintenance, peri-implant mucositis