Peri-implantitisNew insights

Peri-implantitisInflammation affecting the soft tissue and bone around dental implants.

It can lead to implant loss if not treated.

Healthy tissue

Contributing factors

Result

The findings in this study are extremely relevant for dentists and patients who base their choice of implant on independent clinical evidence. These results add weight to previous reported findings showing high success rates with Straumann implants.4-6

Number of implantsLimited oral hygiene

History of periodontitis Prosthetic therapy

Study overview1

Swedish Social Insurance Agency, Stockholm

~ 25.000implant patients

in 2003

427patients randomly

selected

9 years 3 systemsafter treatment patients

were retrospectively analyzed for peri-implantitis

represented over 90 % of the implants2

32.6 %

39.4 %

9.4 %

18.4 %

Nobel Biocare

StraumannTissue Level SLA implant

Others

The probability of being diagnosed with peri-implantitis3

9 years after implant therapy was lowest with the Straumann TL SLA implants.

Conclusion

1 Derks J, Schaller D, Håkansson J, Wennström JL, Tomasi C, Berglundh T. Effectiveness of Implant Therapy Analyzed in a Swedish Population: Prevalence of Peri-implantitis. J Dent Res. 2016 Jan; 95(1):43-9. (Doctoral thesis reference: ISBN 978-91-628- 9491-7). 2 98.3% of Nobel Biocare Implants had a TiUnite® surface, 96.6% of Astra Tech implants had a TiOblast® surface, all Straumann TL implants had a SLA® surface. 3 Moderate/Severe peri-implantitis defined as bleeding on probing (BoP)/suppuration (SUP) and bone loss > 2mm. 4 Buser D. et al. ‘10-year Survival and Success Rates of 511 Titanium Implants with a sandblasted and Acid Etched Surface: A Retrospective Study in 303 Partially Edentulous Patients’ Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. 2012 Dec;14(6):839-51. 5 Fischer K., Stenberg T. ‘Prospective 10-year Cohort Study Based on a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) on Implant-Supported Full-Arch Maxillary Prostheses. Part 1: Sandblasted and Acid-Etched Implants and Mucosal Tissue.’ Clin Implant Dent Relat Research. 2012 Dec;14(6):808-15. 6 Roccuzzo M. et al ‘Long-term results of a three arms prospective cohort study on implants in periodontally compromised patients: 10-year data around sandblasted and acidetched (SLA) surface.’ Clin Oral Implants Res. 2013 Jul 19.

Astra Tech Implant System is a registered trademark of Dentsply IH ABNobel Biocare is a registered trademark of Nobel Biocare AB, SE

(Adapted from Derks et al.1 )

Implants (≥ 4) used by specialist in patients with no periodontitis

(Adapted from Derks et al.1)

%

StraumannNobel Biocare OthersAstra Tech Implant System

10 % 9 %

14 %

3 %

25

20

15

10

5

0

Implants (≥ 4) used by specialist in patients with periodontitis(Adapted from Derks et al.1)

Astra Tech Implant System

%

StraumannNobel Biocare Others

30 %

11 %

50

40

30

20

10

0

29 %

38 %

Astra Tech Implant System

Implant system

Peri-implantitis