Title

Comparison of implant success versus endodontically treated teeth: A retrospective cohort study
 

Authors

Monika Rawat^1,*, Ashish Maheshwari², Soumadip Dey³, Himanshu Sharma⁴, Sovendu Jha⁵ & Nadira Sultana⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SMIH, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India; ²Department of Dentistry, Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Awadh Dental College & Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India; ⁴Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwar Dental College Sciences & Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed To Be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India; ⁵Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Monika Rawat - E-mail: monikarawat6434@yahoo.com; Phone: +91 7289971993

 Ashish Maheshwari - E-mail: ashish_5387@yahoo.co.in; Phone: +91 8817880224

Soumadip Dey - E-mail: drdeymaxfax@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8095808036

 Himanshu Sharma - E-mail: himanshu_285@yahoo.com; Phone: +91 8810492372

 Sovendu Jha - E-mail: dr.sovendu@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9431493048

Nadira Sultana - E-mail: dr.nadira97@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7033146591

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026
 

Abstract

Choosing between endodontic preservation and implant replacement for compromised teeth poses key clinical challenges for outcomes and costs. Hence, this retrospective cohort study compared 198 implants and 214 endodontically treated teeth at a university hospital (2018–2020) over five years. Success rates reached 89.3% for endodontically treated teeth and 93.4% for implants (p=0.142), with survival at 94.9% and 96.5% respectively (p=0.423). Complication rates were comparable overall, though types differed between the two modalities. Thus, both treatments offer excellent long-term predictability, supporting endodontic therapy as a viable alternative to implants for suitable teeth.

Keywords

Dental implants, endodontic treatment, root canal therapy, survival rate, success rate, tooth preservation

Citation

Rawat et al. Bioinformation 22(4): 2229-2234 (2026)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.