An Unusual Bone Loss Around Implants

Pre-implant disease is an inflammatory process that affects the surrounding tissues of a functional osseointegrated implant. It is usually the result of a disequilibrium between the micro-flora and the defense system. This case reports a 57-year-old man with unusual bone loss around dental implants....

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Published in:Frontiers in dentistry 2013-07, Vol.10 (4), p.1
Main Authors: Rokn, Amir Reza, Sajedinejad, Neda, Yousefyfakhr, Hosnieh, Badri, Samare
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone loss
Implant Complication
Periimplantitis
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Summary:Pre-implant disease is an inflammatory process that affects the surrounding tissues of a functional osseointegrated implant. It is usually the result of a disequilibrium between the micro-flora and the defense system. This case reports a 57-year-old man with unusual bone loss around dental implants. This was an unusual case of peri-implantitis that occurred only in the implants on one side of the mouth although they were all unloaded implants.
ISSN:2676-296X