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Clinical and histological healing pattern of peri‐implantitis lesions following non‐surgical treatment with an Er:YAG laser
Author(s) -
Schwarz Frank,
Bieling Katrin,
Nuesry Enaas,
Sculean Anton,
Becker Jürgen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.20347
Subject(s) - medicine , peri implantitis , connective tissue , pathological , pathology , wound healing , bleeding on probing , implant , electrosurgery , surgery , dentistry , periodontitis
Background and Objectives The aim of the present study was to assess clinical and histo‐pathological healing pattern of peri‐implantitis lesions following non‐surgical treatment with an Er:YAG laser (ERL). Study Design/Materials and Methods Twelve patients suffering from peri‐implantitis ( n = 12 implants) received a single episode of non‐surgical instrumentation using ERL (12.7 J/cm 2 ). Assessment of clinical parameters (plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BOP), probing pocket depth, gingival recession (GR), and clinical attachment level (CAL)), surgical defect examination, and histo‐pathological examination of peri‐implant tissue biopsies was performed after 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 months. Results All patients exhibited improvements of all clinical parameters investigated. However, histo‐pathological examination of tissue biopsies revealed a mixed chronic inflammatory cell infiltrate (macrophages, lymphocytes, and plasma cells) which seemed to be encapsulated by deposition of irregular bundles of fibrous connective tissue showing increased proliferation of vascular structures. Conclusion It was concluded that a single course of non‐surgical treatment of peri‐implantitis using ERL may not be sufficient for the maintenance of failing implants. Lasers Surg. Med. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.