Per-implant mucositis and implantitis

Question 1

peri-implant mucositis

Answer 1

is a REVERSIBLE inflammatory process in the soft tissue around a functioning implant

*soft tissue only

Question 2

peri-implantitis

Answer 2

inflammation process affecting the tissues surrounding a functioning implant leas to resorption of the peri-implant bone

*BONE LOSS AROUND THE IMPLANT

Question 3

occurence of peri-implantitis depends on?

Answer 3

your definition of it – if you use a branemark type - then all of them have bone loss

Question 4

how do you figure out if an implant is failing?

Answer 4

1. CT scan
2. Probing (plastic instrument is recommended)

an x-ray cannot tell you how severe a problem is

Question 5

cement retained and screw retained role in peri-implantitis?

Answer 5

movement toward cement retained

Question 6

where will an implant most likely fail?

Answer 6

at its weakest link – like the external hex head implant design

Question 7

purpose of screw in cement retained crown

Answer 7

hold the abutment into place

Question 8

if too much force on the crown what will happen

Answer 8

break down at weakest link

• implant fracture
• screw fracture
• bone loss
• screw loosening

Question 9

when using cement retained what do you need to worry about?

Answer 9

CEMENT GOING ON IMPLANT – will cause it to fail

- cement going subgingival will contribute to bone loss

Question 10

splinting of adjecent implants?

Answer 10

harder to clean so bone loss occurred