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Prevalence and Mechanisms of Peri-implant Diseases.
Journal article

Prevalence and Mechanisms of Peri-implant Diseases.

  • Salvi GE 1 Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Cosgarea R 2 Department of Periodontology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Sculean A 1 Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • 2016-09-30
Published in:
  • Journal of dental research. - 2017
epidemiology
implant dentistry/implantology
inflammation
peri-implant infection(s)
periodontal disease(s)/periodontitis
plaque/plaque biofilms
Animals
Dental Implants
Gingivitis
Humans
Peri-Implantitis
Periodontal Diseases
Prevalence
Stomatitis
English The aim of the present critical review is to summarize recent evidence on the prevalence of peri-implant diseases and their similarities and differences with periodontal diseases with a focus on their pathogenetic mechanisms. Reports on the extent and severity of peri-implant diseases are influenced by different case definitions. The prevalence of peri-implant diseases is reported at the subject or implant level and affected by the type of population samples analyzed (e.g., randomly selected population samples or convenience samples). The outcomes of studies on animals and humans indicate that experimental biofilm accumulation leads to a higher frequency of bleeding sites around implants as compared with teeth. Despite the proof of principle that experimentally induced mucositis may be reversible, early diagnosis and management of naturally occurring peri-implant mucositis are clinically relevant. Tissue destruction at experimental peri-implantitis sites is faster and more extensive when compared with that at experimental periodontitis sites. Although human periodontitis and peri-implantitis lesions share similarities with respect to etiology and clinical features, they represent distinct entities from a histopathologic point of view. To avoid implant loss, patients diagnosed with peri-implantitis should be treated without delay.
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  • English
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