Rajesh Patel

Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield, UK

Dental Implants for the General Dental Practitioner. Part 2: Complications, Management and Maintenance

Biological complications are multifactorial in origin, but primarily arise from plaque biofilm accumulation around the components of implants causing inflammation, bone loss and possibly leading to...

Dental Implants for the general dental practitioner. Part 1: overview and assessment

Dental implants can be used to support single and multiple unit fixed restorations as well as removable dental prostheses. To appreciate the complications that can arise with dental implants, it is...

Implant-retained overdentures: a review

Overdentures may be retained by a varying number of implants, which may be splinted or freestanding.5 Studies investigating mandibular overdentures have reported high implant survival rates and...