Histological evaluation of peri-implant mucosal and gingival tissues in peri-implantitis, peri-implant mucositis and periodontitis patients: a cross-sectional clinical study.

Conclusion: Periodontitis, peri-implantitis, and peri-implant mucositis samples exhibited higher inflammation and lower fibroblast cell counts and tend to have increased tissue collagenase activity, hypoxia and inflammation compared to healthy samples.
PMID: 31746655 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica - November 19, 2019 Category: Dentistry Authors: Karatas O, Balci Yuce H, Taskan MM, Gevrek F, Lafci E, Kasap H Tags: Acta Odontol Scand Source Type: research