The treatment of peri-implantitis
Briefly, peri-implant diseases are to implants what periodontal diseases are to teeth. Both diseases initially affect the marginal mucosal tissue (keratinized or nonkeratinized), and both diseases can invade and destroy the osseous support of the tooth or implant, which can lead to their loss. The prevalence of peri-implantitis, according to a recent review by Heitz-Mayfield […]