Decontamination Using a Desiccant with Air Powder Abrasion Followed by Biphasic Calcium Sulfate Grafting: A New Treatment for Peri-Implantitis

• Main Authors: Giorgio Lombardo (Author), Giovanni Corrocher (Author), Angela Rovera (Author), Jacopo Pighi (Author), Mauro Marincola (Author), Jeffrey Lehrberg (Author), Pier Francesco Nocini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Peri-implantitis is characterized by inflammation and crestal bone loss in the tissues surrounding implants. Contamination by deleterious bacteria in the peri-implant microenvironment is believed to be a major factor in the etiology of peri-implantitis. Prior to any therapeutic regenerative treatmen...