Research Article

Evaluation of Blood Titanium Levels and Total Bone Contact Area of Dental Implants

Table 1

Patient selection criteria.

Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria

(i) Being older than 18 years
(ii) Being partially or totally edentulous
(iii) Patients that have at least two indications for implant placement
(i) Presence of ischemic heart disease,
(ii) Patients with a history of previous unsuccessful implant application,
(iii) Patients with existing implants,
(iv) Patients on continuous drug use,
(v) Diabetic patients,
(vi) Patients with renal failure,
(vii) Patients with liver failure,
(viii) Alcohol or drug addiction,
(ix) Patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy,
(x) Having bad oral hygiene,
(xi) Patients with bleeding disorders,
(xii) Pregnancy