Table 5 Selection criteria for NHS dental implant therapy

1

People with congenital conditions resulting in deformed and/or missing teeth

2

People who have lost teeth due to trauma

3

People who have undergone ablative surgery for head and neck cancer

4

People with extraoral defects

5

People who are edentulous in one or both jaws

6

People with severe denture intolerance

7

People with aggressive periodontitis

8

People with malocclusions requiring implant-borne anchorage