Current Understanding and Treatment Strategies of Peri-Implant Diseases - An Overview
Journal Title: Journal of Dental Health and Oral Research - Year 2022, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
As the general practitioners and specialists all over are placing dental implants with increased confidence and expertise, so are the diseases and complications associated with them have gained momentum. Peri-implant diseases consisting primarily of peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis consists of soft tissue and hard tissue inflammation resulting in increased clinical parameters such as pocket depth, clinical attachment loss, implant mobility along with radiological findings of bone loss around the implant body and prosthesis. To manage these infections, various treatment strategies have propped up in dentistry that one can mix and match the different options according to the situation and do the needful. In this article, there is description of peri-implant diseases, signs and symptoms that are associated with them and the therapeutical options that can be applied to treat them. The goal of this article is to make the diagnosis and therapy easy and narratable with the help of flowcharts, so that the reader whether an academician or a clinician can understand the cause, effect of peri-implant diseases and can correct them for the benefit of the patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Navjot Kaur, Tarun Nanda, Baljeet Singh, Sonia Nanda
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- EP ID EP709444
- DOI https://doi.org/10.46889/JDHOR.2022.3302
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