›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (12): 1057-1061.

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Difference and similarity of peri-implantitis and periodontitis

  

  • Received:2018-09-07 Revised:2018-09-14 Online:2018-12-28 Published:2018-12-17

Abstract: Inflammation around osseointegrated implants, including periimplant mucositis and periimplantitis, is one of the major causes of implant failure.The occurrence, development, treatment and prevention of periimplantitis are similar to periodontitis. This article analogizes periimplantitis to periodontitis in the aspects of epidemiology, histopathologic changes, initiating factors, risk factors, treatment and prevention to explore how to better prevent and treat periimplantitis.

Key words: periimplantitis, periimplant mucositis, periodontitis

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