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TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR PERI-
IMPLANTITIS: A REVIEW OF
LITERATURE
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Maj (Dr) Pamil Banotra,
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Col (Dr) T Prasanth,
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Lt Col (Dr) Satisha TS,
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Surg Lt Cdr (Dr) Goutam Nanavati,
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Resident,
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Professor,
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Associate Professor,
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Resident Division of
Periodontology, Dept of Dental Surgery and Oral Health Sciences, Armed
Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
Abstract: Peri-implantitis is an infectious disease which causes an inflammatory
process in soft tissues followed by bone loss around an osseo integrated implant.
Its etiology depends on the status of the tissue surrounding the implant, implant
design, degree of roughness, external morphology, and excessive mechanical load
in presence of the most important factor, bacteria such as spirochetes and mobile
forms of Gram-negative anaerobes. Diagnosis is made by assessing the changes
of color in the gingiva, bleeding and probing depth of peri-implant pockets,
suppuration, X-ray, and gradual loss of bone height around the tooth. The
management of implant infection should be focused on the control of infection, the
detoxification of the implant surface, and regeneration of the alveolar bone. This
review of literature gives an overview of aetiopathogenesis, clinical features, and
diagnosis of periimplantitis along with various treatment options in its
management.
Key words : Peri-implant disease, Peri-implant infection.
I. Introduction
Dental implants have in the recent years revolutionized prosthetic rehabilitation
of edentulous and partially edentulous arches in patients all over the world
primarily due to introduction of advanced imaging techniques and improvements
in the designs which makes not only the diagnosis and treatment planning but also
its execution easier than ever before. But despite high success rates , Implants are
still subject to failures mainly due to biological complications which occur when
bacterial plaque accumulates around an implant, causing inflammatory changes in
the tissues surrounding it [1,2]. Peri-implantitis is hence an inflammatory process
which results in loss of supporting bone around an Osseo integrated implant in
function.