Peri-implant disease primer

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Although reported rates vary, studies have shown that peri-implant diseases are prevalent among patients who have received dental implant treatments. In a retrospective study that assessed implant recipients at 9- to 14-years postoperatively, peri-implant mucositis was present in 48% of the implants and peri-implantitis was identified in 6.6% of the implants.2 A separate study found that peri-implant mucositis occurs in approximately 80% of implant recipients and peri-implantitis occurs in about 28% to 56% of recipients.3 In addition, a systematic literature review concluded that, during the 5 to 10 years following implantation, the prevalence of peri-implantitis is 10% among implant sites and 20% among patients.4


These numbers imply a worrisome trend. An independent survey conducted in 2013 predicted that in the US dental implant market alone, more than 2.5 million dental implants would be placed in 2016.5 If 10% of these develop peri-implantitis, that would equal approximately 257,000 affected implants. Over a 5-year time period, that translates to 1.2 million diseased dental implants requiring treatment. To help reverse this trend, clinicians must be familiar with the etiology and risk factors for peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis as well as how to properly diagnose and treat these two clinical entities in their earliest stages.


For the whole article:

https://www.aegisdentalnetwork.com/id/2018/09/peri-implant-disease-a-primer?
 
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