What is peri-implantitis?
Peri-implantitis is a disease, very similar to periodontitis or periodontal disease, but in this case, it affects the tissues surrounding the implants. Yes, implants cannot have caries, but the surrounding tissues, mucosa and bone, can suffer from a form of pyorrhoea called peri-implantitis.
This is why more and more research is demonstrating the need for gum treatment in patients with teeth before dental implants are placed. During this infectious process the implant surface exposed to bacteria becomes contaminated and is thereafter slowly rejected by the alveolar bone, which slowly but continuously recedes.
