Nonsurgical treatment of retrograde peri-implantitis: a case report

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2010 Jul-Aug;25(4):831-3.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
  • Dental Implants* / adverse effects
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incisor
  • Male
  • Mandible
  • Middle Aged
  • Osseointegration / physiology
  • Periapical Periodontitis / drug therapy*
  • Remission Induction

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Dental Implants
  • Amoxicillin