Association of prosthetic features and peri-implantitis: A cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSION: Over-contoured implant prosthesis is a critical local confounder for peri-implantitis. The implant splinted to both mesial and distal adjacent implant have a higher risk of peri-implantitis.
PMID: 31912511 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology - January 6, 2020 Category: Dentistry Authors: Yi Y, Koo KT, Schwarz F, Ben Amara H, Heo SJ Tags: J Clin Periodontol Source Type: research