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Previous periodontitis relates to peri-implant bone loss.
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Hardt CRE, Gröndahl K et al. Clin Oral Impl Res 2002; 13: 488–494
There is evidence that patients who have lost teeth through advanced periodontitis may have increased risk of implant failure. This study compared 25 otherwise healthy patients with non-cantilever implant-supported prostheses in the maxillary canine to molar regions, who had lost teeth through periodontitis and had been followed up for 5 years (P), with 25 similar patients who had had little or no periodontitis (NP).
In the P group (100 implants), mean age was 53.5 yrs, 63% bone support remained, and 1/4 of teeth had < 50% bone; related figures for the NP group (92) were 57yrs, 92% and 1%. Both groups had a mean of 16–17 teeth present. Mean peri-implant bone loss ≥ 2 mm after 5 years affected 44% of NP implants and 62% of P implants. Respective failure rates were 3.3% and 8.0%.
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Outcome of implant therapy in relation to experienced loss of periodontal bone support. A retrospective 5-year study. Br Dent J 194, 606–607 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4810272
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4810272