Dental implants have been the toast of the dental industry for quite some time now, and are a fantastic development. They mark not only the potential end to tooth loss as a condition (the fact that most people will never have access to it because of the greed of the wealthy nations I a different question, but at least the science is there, and so we have the potential, right?), but also mark the entering of the dental industry into the era of regenerative medicine and not just preventive or reactive medicine. The dental implant is the most significant development in dentistry in our lifetime, and yet, it is not entirely without risks or complications.