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Periodontitis as a potential risk factor for peri‐implantitis
Author(s) -
Renvert Stefan,
Persson G. Rutger
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2009.01416.x
Subject(s) - periodontitis , peri implantitis , confounding , medicine , medline , dentistry , risk factor , implant , surgery , biology , biochemistry
Objectives: To review the literature regarding the possible association between a previous history of periodontitis and peri‐implantitis. Material and Methods: A search of MEDLINE as well as a manual search of articles were conducted. Publications and articles accepted for publication up to January 2008 were included. Results: Out of 951 papers retrieved, a total of three papers were selected for the review. Thus, the available evidence for an association between periodontitis and peri‐implantitis is scarce. Conclusions: Based on three studies with a limited number of patients and considerable variations in study design, different definitions of periodontitis, and confounding variables like smoking that not been accounted for, this systematic review indicates that subjects with a history of periodontitis may be at greater risk for peri‐implant infections. It should, however, be stressed that the data to support this conclusion are not very robust.