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Published on: March 14, 2025
Re-osseointegration on previously contaminated surfaces: a systematic review
Stefan Renvert1, Ioannis Polyzois, Rory Maguire
1Department of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, Sweden. stefan.renvert@hkr.se
Objectives:
The aim of this review was to search the literature for the existing evidence of re-osseointegration after treatment of peri-implantitis at contaminated implant surfaces.
Material And Methods:
A search of PubMed as well as additional hand search of articles were conducted. Publications and articles accepted for publication up to November 2008 were included.
Results:
A total of 25 animal studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria for this review. Access surgery with closed healing has been observed to positively influence the rate of re-osseointegration when compared with non-surgical decontamination of the implant surface with open healing. Open debridement including surface decontamination may result in re-osseointegration and this integration was more pronounced on rougher than on smooth implant surfaces. The adjunctive use of regenerative procedures resulted in varying amounts of re-osseointegration.
Conclusions:
Re-osseointegration is possible to obtain on a previously contaminated implant surface and can occur in experimentally induced peri-implantitis defects following therapy. The amount of re-osseointegration, varied considerably within and between studies. Implant surface characteristics may influence the degree of re-osseointegration. Surface decontamination alone can not achieve substantial re-osseointegration on a previously contaminated implant surface. No method predictably accomplished complete resolution of the peri-implant defect.
