Is old age a risk factor for dental implants?

Patient's condition is distinctly different among individuals especially in the elderly. Dental implant failure seems to be a multi-factorial problem; therefore, it is unclear that aging itself is a risk factor for the placement of implants. This review reorders and discusses age-related risk f...

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Main Authors: Kazunori Ikebe, Masahiro Wada, Ryosuke Kagawa, Yoshinobu Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-05-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761609000039