10 Years Follow-up of Patients With Residual Pockets Following the Surgical Treatment of Peri-implantitis
10 Years Follow-up of Patients With Residual Pockets Following the Surgical Treatment of Peri-implantitis
To report 10-years follow up of patients following the surgical treatment of peri-implantitis and to identify possible risk indicators for the progression of disease during supportive peri-implant therapy.
The data for this retrospective clinical evaluation were collected from the files and radiographs of consecutive patients who had received surgical treatment of peri-implantitis between 2007 and 2009 and thereafter enrolled in supportive peri-implant treatment (SPT) .
Between 2007 and 2009, 41 patients with at least 1 implant with peri-implantitis that underwent peri-implant surgery were enrolled in a supportive peri-implant therapy.
At the 2-years follow up, two groups could be identified, one "responding group" (17 patients) who did not present any implants with peri-implantitis and a "no-responding Group" (22 patients), presenting still peri-implantitis.
Following the 2-years control visit, 17 patients of the responding group exited the supporting peri-implant therapy at the specialist clinic. They continued the routine controls at their referral clinics while the 22 patients of the no-responding group, continued the scheduled supportive peri-implant therapy (SPT) given at the specialist clinic.
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients treated with peri-implantitis surgery between 2007 and 2009 using an anti-infective protocol.
Exclusion Criteria: