$2.9m awarded to study dental implant failures

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The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Eastman Institute for Oral Health (EIOH) $2.91m to support new research aimed at understanding why dental implants sometimes fail and how those failures might be prevented. Tom Diekwisch, DMD, PhD, PhD, chair of EIOH’s Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, said: “Dental implants have transformed patient care, but we still do not fully understand why some implants fail. With this support from NIDCR, we’re exploring underlying causes and moving closer to solutions that help implants last longer and perform better.”