Peri-implantitis

A radiograph two years after implant placement, then seven years later in a heavy smoker, demonstrating progression of bone loss due to peri-implantitis

Peri-implantitis is a destructive inflammatory process affecting the soft and hard tissues surrounding dental implants.[1] The soft tissues become inflamed whereas the alveolar bone (hard tissue), which surrounds the implant for the purposes of retention, is lost over time.

The bone loss involved in peri-implantitis differentiates this condition from peri-mucositis, a reversible inflammatory reaction involving only the soft tissues around the implant.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Custom made root analogue zirconia implants Fernando Pessoa University. 2017.
  2. ^ Berglundh, Tord; Armitage, Gary; Araujo, Mauricio G.; Avila-Ortiz, Gustavo; Blanco, Juan; Camargo, Paulo M.; Chen, Stephen; Cochran, David; Derks, Jan (June 2018). "Peri-implant diseases and conditions: Consensus report of workgroup 4 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions". Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 45 (Suppl 20): S286–S291. doi:10.1111/jcpe.12957. hdl:2027.42/144618. ISSN 1600-051X. PMID 29926491.
  3. ^ Prathapachandran, Jayachandran; Suresh, Neethu (2012). "Management of peri-implantitis". Dental Research Journal. 9 (5): 516–521. doi:10.4103/1735-3327.104867. ISSN 1735-3327. PMC 3612185. PMID 23559913.
  4. ^ P., Lang, Niklaus (2015). Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Wiley. ISBN 9781118940488. OCLC 956687931.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)