With oral implantology experience its Renaissance, the growing incidence of peri-implantitis worldwide today is point of interest for both scientists and clinicians. Peri-implantitis is a disease of inflammatory nature which leads to the loss of the implant when left untreated.11,24 The aetiological factors of peri-implantitis are very similar to periodontitis.2,24 Different treatment modalities for the inflammatory soft tissue and bone lesions in peri-implants have been proposed—antibiotics, antiseptics, mechanical debridement, and surgical procedures have been suggested, depending on the grade of the clinical and radiographic manifestations.6,7,10,16,17...
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