Year : 2016

Volume : Volume 6

Issue : Issue 3

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Jayanthi D
jayanthi.d24@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Implants in present time are being used extensively for missing teeth replacement. In contrast to a natural tooth has a robust junctional epithelium and direct connective tissue attachment to the tooth, the cementum, and the alveolar bone as well as a periodontal ligament, a dental implant has a long, thin junctional epithelium with connective tissue attachment to the alveolar crest of bone and no direct connective tissue attachment to the implant restoration. The direct implant-to-bone interface and the lack of an interposed tissue ligament makes a dental implant less susceptible to the traditional disease mechanisms of periodontitis, however the long, thin junctional epithelium is a less resilient tissue barrier and a point of penetration for chronic inflammation which can lead to peri-implantitis. Various treatment modalities have been advised for the prevention, treatment and maintenance of peri-implantitis.

Keywords: Peri-implantitis, Lasers, LANAP, LAPIP.