A Survey Exploring the Experiences & Attitudes of Dental Implant Clinicians in the Management of Peri-implantitis within the United Kingdom.

A Survey Exploring the Experiences & Attitudes of Dental Implant Clinicians in the Management of Peri-implantitis within the United Kingdom.
Community Dent Health. 2018 Feb 20;:
Authors: Kane G, Fang V, Simon S, Girdler J, Adeyinka O, Alhilou A
Abstract
Peri-implantitis remains one of the most challenging complications that could threaten the long-term survival of implants. The aim of this survey is to explore the experiences, attitudes and challenges that face clinicians in the management of peri-implantitis. A validated online questionnaire was emailed to implant clinicians in the United Kingdom. 72 clinicians responded to the questionnaire, all of whom face many challenges during the treatment of peri-implantitis, with 79% finding difficulties due to lack of treatment consensus and 78% finding treatment outcomes unpredictable. This survey highlights the marked differences in opinion and attitudes of clinicians in the management of peri-implantitis.
PMID: 29469996 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Dental Health - February 23, 2018 Category: Dentistry Tags: Community Dent Health Source Type: research