Efficacy of mechanical debridement with adjunctive probiotic therapy in the treatment of peri-implant mucositis in cigarette-smokers and never-smokers.

Fawaz AlqahtaniMana AlqahtaniSyed S ShafqatZohaib AkramAbdulaziz A Al-KheraifFawad Javed

Published in: Clinical implant dentistry and related research (2019)

On a short-term basis, MD with adjunct PT is more effectual in the treatment of PiM than MD alone in never-smokers. Cigarette-smoking compromises peri-implant soft tissue healing following MD with or without adjunct PT.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
molecular dynamics
soft tissue
replacement therapy
radiation therapy
radiation induced
mesenchymal stem cells
lactic acid