Gender and Age Predilection in Single Tooth Implants

Abstract

The ideal dentistry is not just to restore the function but also associated with esthetics and comfort of the patients is the reason why implants are gaining more popularity to replace the missing tooth. Implants work on the principle of bone healing, also called osseointegration that is a connection or a bond of the living bone with the implant both structurally and functionally. Implant placement can be affected by multiple reasons including the age, gender, Socioeconomic status, educational qualifications, health and knowledge about the treatment available. Thus, the present study evaluates the age and gender predilection for a single tooth implant placement. A total of about 260 patients with single tooth implants were assets, and the data were statistically analyzed using the SPSS software by IBM version 20. From the results obtained, it was observed that young adults of the age group 21-30 (36.2%) were the highest to undergo a single tooth implant. Male (65%) respondents were more when compared with the females (35%). Maximum single tooth replacement was done in mandibular posteriors mainly 36 (24.6%). From the above study, we could conclude that proper knowledge among the individuals is needed on the availability of the treatment. The treatment must be made more cost-efficient so that every individual in need for implants can access a better treatment of choice and lastly the prevalent group which are more prone for tooth loss must be screened and made aware of the future complications.