Non-surgical treatment of peri-implantitis with and without erythritol air-polishing a 12-month randomized controlled trial

Background A variety of interventions have been explored in the non-surgical management of peri-implantitis. In spite of extensive testing of various study protocols, effective treatments largely remain unavailable. The objective of the present 12-month single-centre, examiner-masked, randomized con...

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Main Authors: Selimovic, Armin, Bunæs, Dagmar Fosså, Lie, Stein Atle, Lobekk, Målfrid Aa, Leknes, Knut Norvald
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Summary:Background A variety of interventions have been explored in the non-surgical management of peri-implantitis. In spite of extensive testing of various study protocols, effective treatments largely remain unavailable. The objective of the present 12-month single-centre, examiner-masked, randomized controlled clinical trial was to explore whether a low-abrasive erythritol air-polishing system produces added clinical benefit when used adjunctive to conventional non-surgical management of peri-implantitis and to record any associated patient-centered outcomes. Methods Forty-three patients with mild to severe peri-implantitis including at least one implant either received ultrasonic/curette subgingival instrumentation and erythritol air-polishing (test) or ultrasonic/curette instrumentation only (control) at baseline and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BoP), dental plaque, suppuration (SUP), crestal bone level (CBL), and peri-implant crevicular fluid (PCF) were recorded at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores were collected immediately following subgingival interventions at all time-points. Results A reduction in PD was observed from baseline to 6 months for the test (p = 0.006) and control (p