Peri-implantitis as the consequence of errors in implant therapy

Andrea Roccuzzo, Jean-Claude Imber, Giovanni Edoardo Salvi, Mario Roccuzzo

The Overview

This article describes the major possible factors in implant therapy that may lead to peri-implantitis. For some of these (ie, inappropriate patient selection, insufficient periodontal therapy, lack of diagnosis and management of peri-implant mucositis, erratic supportive peri-implant/periodontal therapy) there is a good level of evidence, whereas for others (ie, wrong implant placement, poor postoperative care, inadequate prosthetic reconstruction, lack of assessment and management of periimplant soft-tissue deficiencies) there is little scientific evidence. More research is therefore needed to clearly identify the errors and/or complications possibly leading to peri-implantitis, particularly over the long term

Adapted from A. Roccuzzo et al., Periodontol 2000. 2023 Feb 6., for more info about this publication click HERE

Periodontol 2000. 2023 Jan 22