Scientific Highlights
September – October 2019
Braz Oral Res. 2019 Sep 30 33(suppl 1):e063
Prevalence of peri-implant diseases - a critical review on the current evidence. Cosgarea R, Sculean A, Shibli JA, Salvi GE
Study objectives The objective of this review was to evaluate the current evidence reporting on the prevalence of peri-implantitis and to determine the influencing factors. An electronic search for articles published until February 2019 reporting on the prevalence
of peri-implantitis was performed in MEDLINE. Included papers were analyzed for factors affecting the reported prevalence values for peri-implantitis.
Results • •
In total 25 papers were included and the reported prevalence of peri-implantitis varied widely.
Significant factors contributing to the observed range of prevalence values were the definition of peri-implantitis with various thresholds for bone loss, and reporting on patient- or implant-level.
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Additionally, different follow-up times and populations may have influenced the prevalence values.
Conclusions •
A wide range for reporting the prevalence of peri-implantitis can be found and no real estimation of the global
burden of the disease can be made. •
Applying accurate case definitions for peri-implantitis is the most important factor for reporting the prevalence and should be strictly followed in future reports.
Adapted from Cosgarea R et al., Braz Oral Res. 2019 Sep 30 33(suppl 1):e063, for more info about this publication click HERE
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