Open AccessNonsurgical Treatment of Periimplantitis
Author(s) -
Chin-Wei Wang,
Stefan Renvert,
HomLay Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/id.0000000000000846
Subject(s) - medicine , debridement (dental) , intensive care medicine , intervention (counseling) , disease , narrative review , medline , surgery , physical therapy , pathology , psychiatry , political science , law
Periimplantitis has become an emerging challenge faced by practicing dentists worldwide. When treating periimplantitis, we should attempt to manage this problem via nonsurgical therapies that include addressing all modifiable systemic risk factors and local contributing factors. Hence, the aim of this narrative review was to examine published studies on nonsurgical treatment of periimplantitis and evaluate their effectiveness and limitations.