Background Peri – implantitis is a progressive and irreversible disease of implant-surrounding hard and soft tissues and is accompanied with bone resorption, decreased osseointegration, increased pocket formation and purulence. Based on the Consensus Report of the Sixth European Workshop in Periodontology, an incidence of peri – implantitis is between 28% and 56%. Therapeutic strategies proposed for managing peri-implant infections are aimed at reducing the bacterial load within peri-implant pockets, decontaminating implant surfaces and, in some cases, attempting afterwards to bring about bone regeneration. Decontamination method has a great influence on the results of peri-implantitis treatment and is one of the most important steps. The aim of the present review is to overview the literature analysing different implant surface decontamination methods, their efficacy and influence for peri-implantitis treatment outcomes. Aim/Hypothesis The aim of the present review is to overview the literature analyzing different implant surface decontamination methods. Material and methods The database on PubMed was searched from January 1, 2004 to September 1, 2014. The keywords were ‘implant surface decontamination’, ‘peri-implantitis treatment’. In vivo and in vitro studies reporting on various implant surface decontamination methods were considered for inclusion. The search was restricted to English language. Results The search provided 921 potentially relevant titles and abstracts. After screening, 27 full papers were selected for full text reading. Finally, 18 articles fulfilled the selection criteria. Ch ....
Eglė Ramanauskaitė (Thu,) studied this question.