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Increased interleukin-1 beta in the crevicular fluid of diseased implants
R T Kao1, D A Curtis, D W Richards
1Division of Periodontology, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA.
The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants
|November 1, 1995
Abstract:
Diseased implants can be distinguished from healthy implants by the presence of inflammation in the surrounding tissue. Inflammation correlates with elevated levels of interleukin-1 beta in gingival crevicular fluid. An analysis of interleukin-1 beta levels in diseased implants compared to those in matching healthy implants in 12 patients indicates that the level of interleukin-1 beta was approximately three times that at healthy sites. Interleukin-1 beta levels may provide a means of monitoring the health status of dental implants.