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Air-polishing in the Treatment of Peri-implantitis

Sponsor: Göteborg University

Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the potential benefit of the adjunctive use of an air-polishing device in the non-surgical treatment of peri-implantitis as compared to mechanical infection control alone. Following establishment of adequate patient-performed infection control, 80 patients diagnosed with moderate/severe peri-implantitis at ≥1 implant will be randomized to one of two groups. Non-surgical will be carried out by experienced operators in three clinical centers and the mechanical instrumentation (control group) will be supplemented by the use of air-polishing with erythritol powder (AirFlow Master, EMS, Nyon, Switzerland) in the test group. The primary outcome assessed is "pocket closure" (ie probing pocket depth ≤5 mm \& absence of profuse bleeding on probing) after 6 months. Secondary outcomes include changes of clinical signs of soft tissue inflammation, adverse events and patient-reported outcome measures. Outcomes of non-surgical therapy will be evaluated at 3 and 6 months. Sites with remaining pathology at 6 months will be subjected to surgical therapy. Patients are then provided with personalized maintenance care and followed up to a 5-year evaluation.

Official title: Air-polishing in the Treatment of Peri-implantitis - a Randomized Controlled Trial

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