Standard anti-infective mechanical treatment may reduce peri-implant mucositis

Results

Overall, 38 patients met the inclusion criteria. Therapy resulted in the reduction of all clinical and biological indicators, but respective values remained significantly higher compared to HC. Clinical examination noted 30% disease resolution at the 6-month follow-up, while 43% showed no active bone resorption. OPG showed positive prognostic value for treatment outcome, while the clustering based on active bone resorption did not differ in terms of therapeutic effectiveness.

AIMT is effective in reducing the clinical and biological indicators of PIM, but complete clinical resolution was achieved in only 30% of the cases. Around one third of PIM patients exhibited active bone resorption bellow clinical detectability that was not associated with disease progression and poor treatment responsiveness.

Reference:

Rakic M, Tatic Z, Radovanovic S, Petkovic-Curcin A, Vojvodic D, Monje A. Resolution of peri-implant mucositis following standard treatment: A prospective split-mouth study. J Periodontol. 2023; 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/JPER.23-0507

Keywords:

Standard, anti-infective, mechanical, treatment, may, reduce, peri-implant, mucositis,Rakic M, Tatic Z, Radovanovic S, Petkovic-Curcin A, Vojvodic D, Monje A, Journal of periodontology