title: Calcium hydroxide paste as a surface detoxifying agent for infected dental implants: two case reports.
abstract: Dental implant treatment is successful; however, an implant can become infected during or after osseointegration. The two case reports presented here demonstrate, anecdotally, the effectiveness of endodontic calcium hydroxide paste for the surface treatment of infected, healing, or osseointegrated dental implants. Calcium hydroxide may be an appropriate surface detoxifying agent for local dental implant infections. A sequence of calcium hydroxide and 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate surface treatment may provide a broad range of antimicrobial action for detoxifying recalcitrant infections. Calcium hydroxide should not be left in the surgical site.
authors.affiliation: dffdds@charter.net
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Flanagan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005881:Gingiva / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D002710:Chlorhexidine