Dental implants are generally considered a safe and highly predictable surgical procedure performed by many clinicians with the aim of replacing missing teeth. Yet, to this day, a number of implants placed in adequate bone volume are lost each year within a 2- to 8-week period following implant placement for unexplained reasons. As society continues to consume lower-quality foods and rely more heavily on fast foods, a large percentage of today’s population is increasingly demonstrating generic vitamin deficiency upon testing, owing to this lack of nutritional intake. These deficiencies are even more pronounced in the aging population, where a greater percentage of dental implants are placed. Unfortunately, one of the most prominent deficiencies known to mankind is that of vitamin D, a water-soluble vitamin critical for proper immune function as well as bone homeostasis.
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