title: Full-mouth scaling and root planing combined with azithromycin to treat peri-implantitis.
abstract: Full-mouth scaling and root planing combined with azithromycin is clinically and bacteriologically effective for the treatment of chronic periodontitis. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and bacteriological effects of this combination treatment in patients with peri-implantitis.
  
  
  
  Twenty adult patients with both chronic periodontitis and peri-implantitis were randomly divided into two groups (10: test, 10: control). All patients underwent full-mouth scaling and root planing but the test group received azithromycin for 3 days before the procedure. The probing depth, bleeding on probing, and the gingival index were assessed clinically. Bacterial samples were obtained before treatment at 1 week and 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after treatment. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed using the polymerase chain reaction Invader method.
  
  
  
  All clinical parameters showed better improvement in both periodontitis and peri-implantitis in the test group. Periodontal bacteria were more effectively reduced in the test group, but gradually increased around implants 6 months after treatment and natural teeth 9 months after treatment.
  
  
  
  Full-mouth scaling and root planing combined with azithromycin was temporarily useful for the treatment of peri-implantitis. Clinical improvements were maintained for about 9 months but periodontal bacteria increased again 6 months after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gomi
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ujiie
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirakawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanazashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yashima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012534:Dental Scaling / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057873:Peri-Implantitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010512:Periodontal Index; D016745:Root Planing / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin
keywords: Azithromycin; microbiota; peri-implantitis; periodontitis