Dental Implantology: The next Challenge
Dental Implants are recognised widely both professionally and by people at large as the best replacement for lost teeth. Though it cannot be as good as the original, it is close to it in terms of function, appearance and durability. Previously the challenge was to replace lost teeth that bite well, look good and last long. These challenges have largely been overcome in the last ten years or so. The new challenge is to make dental implants universally available at an easily affordable price. To achieve these, the training of dentists have to be made simple and speedy and adequate. This is important because currently worldwide, hardly 5 to 10% of dentists routinely practise dental implantology. A universally simple and affordable dental implant system needs to be invented.