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Effects of Mechanical Methods Used in Peri-implantitis Treatment on Implant Surface Decontamination and Roughness
Published on: March 14, 2025
Combined surgical therapy of advanced peri-implantitis evaluating two methods of surface decontamination: a 7-year
Frank Schwarz1, Gordon John1, Andrea Schmucker1
1Department of Oral Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Objectives:
To assess the long-term outcomes (>4 years) following combined surgical resective/regenerative therapy of advanced peri-implantitis lesions using two surface decontamination methods.
Material & Methods:
Fifteen patients (n = 15 combined supra- and intrabony defects) completed a follow-up observation period of 7 years. The treatment procedure included access flap surgery, granulation tissue removal and implantoplasty at buccally and supracrestally exposed implant parts, and a randomly assigned decontamination of the unmodified intrabony implant surface areas using either (i) an Er:YAG laser (ERL) or (ii) plastic curettes + cotton pellets + sterile saline (CPS). Intrabony defects were filled using a natural bone mineral and covered by a native collagen membrane.
Results:
At 7 years, both ERL and CPS were associated with similar mean bleeding on probing reductions (CPS: 89.99 ± 11.65% versus ERL: 86.66 ± 18.26%) and clinical attachment level gains (CPS: 2.76 ± 1.92 mm versus ERL: 2.06 ± 2.52 mm).
Conclusion:
Combined surgical resective/regenerative therapy of advanced peri-implantitis was effective on the long-term, but not influenced by the initial method of surface decontamination.
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