Nonsurgical treatment of retrograde peri-implantitis: a case report.
The following report presents the treatment of a 53-year-old man that developed a radiolucency around the apex of the implant in the mandibular incisor region after placement and immediate provisionalization (nonfunctional loading). The radiolucency was detected during the final impression phase, 4 months after placement. A cone-beam computed tomographic scan revealed extensive involvement of the apical one third of the implant. The patient was placed on a course of antibiotics and monitored periodically over the next 12 months. The radiographic lesion gradually resolved over the following 9 months without further treatment. The patient remained asymptomatic throughout the course of final restorative therapy.
Waasdorp
Jonathan
J
Department of Periodontics, University of Maryland, Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Reynolds
Mark
M
D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015921:Dental Implants; D000658:Amoxicillin