Volume 14, Issue s1 pp. e109-e118

Managing Peri-Implant Bone Loss: Current Understanding

Manar Aljateeli DDS

Manar Aljateeli DDS

Resident, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;

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Jia-Hui Fu BDS

Jia-Hui Fu BDS

Resident, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;

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Hom-Lay Wang PhD, MS, DDS

Corresponding Author

Hom-Lay Wang PhD, MS, DDS

professor and director of Graduate Periodontics, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Prof. Hom-Lay Wang, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, 1011 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
First published: 10 October 2011
Citations: 41

Disclaimers: The authors do not have any financial interests, either directly or indirectly, in the products or information listed in the paper.

Sources of Support: This paper was partially supported by the University of Michigan Periodontal Graduate Student Research Fund.

ABSTRACT

Purpose: With the improved macro- and micro-designs, dental implants enjoy a high survival rate. However, peri-implant bone loss has recently emerged to be the focus of implant therapy. As such, researchers and clinicians are in need of finding predictable techniques to treat peri-implant bone loss and stop its progression.

Materials and Methods: Literature search on the currently available treatment modalities was performed and a brief description of each modality was provided.

Results: Numerous techniques have been proposed and none has been shown to be superior and effective in managing peri-implant bone loss. This may be because of the complex of etiological factors acting on the implant-supported prosthesis hence the treatment approach has to be individually tailored.

Conclusion: Due to the lack of high-level clinical evidence on the management of peri-implant bone loss, the authors, through a literature review, attempt to suggest a decision tree or guideline, based on sound periodontal surgical principles, to aid clinicians in managing peri-implantitis associated bone loss.

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