Fri.Feb 21, 2020

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Peri-implant Diseases

Central Ohio Periodontics

This is the first of a five-part newsletter series that discusses etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of peri-implant disease. Peri-implant diseases are defined as disease processes that affect the surrounding tissue of a dental implant. The two types are: • Peri-implant mucositis – soft tissue inflammatory condition affecting implant sites with no evidence of bone loss. • Peri-implantitis – an inflammatory condition affecting implant sites that al