Trial reportClinical oral implants research2022
Erythritol air polishing in the surgical treatment of peri-implantitis: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Clinical oral implants research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Surgical Reconstructive Peri-Implantitis Treatment for 3- and 4-Wall Bone Defects: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial With a 1-Year Follow-Up.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2026Trial
- Effect of Connective Tissue Graft as an Adjunct to Guided Bone Regeneration in the Surgical Treatment of Peri-Implantitis: A Dual-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical oral implants research · 2026Trial
- Adjunctive Systemic Amoxicillin and Metronidazole Following Surgical Peri-Implantitis Treatment: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial With a 1-Year Follow-Up.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2026Trial
- Peri-implantitis reconstructive treatment implementing a titanium brush: 5-year extension results from a randomized clinical trial.Journal of periodontology · 2025Trial
- Reconstructive surgical therapy of peri-implantitis: A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial.Clinical oral implants research · 2022Trial
- Erythritol air polishing in the surgical treatment of peri-implantitis: A randomized controlled trial.Clinical oral implants research · 2022Trial
- Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Airflowing in Cleaning Implant Surfaces in a Surgical Peri-Implantitis Treatment Simulation-A Laboratory Study.Clinical oral implants research · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Erythritol-Based Air Polishing and Ultrasonic Instrumentation with PEEK Inserts in Peri-Implant Maintenance: A Randomized Clinical Trial Including Different Prosthetic Materials.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Electrolytic Cleaning as Part of Surgical Reconstructive Peri-Implantitis Treatment: A Case Series.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Implant Surface Decontamination Methods That Can Impact Implant Wettability.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- In-vitro biofilm removal from TiUnite® implant surface with an air polishing and two different plasma devices.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Air powder waterjet technology using erythritol or glycine powders in periodontal or peri-implant prophylaxis and therapy: A consensus report of an expert meeting.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare erythritol air polishing with implant surface cleansing using saline during the surgical treatment of peri-implantitis. MATERIAL AND
methodsDuring a resective surgical intervention, implant surfaces were randomly treated with either air polishing (test group n = 26 patients/53 implants) or saline-soaked cotton gauzes (control group n = 31 patients/ 40 implants). Primary outcome was change in mean bleeding on probing (BoP) from baseline to 12 months follow-up. Secondary outcomes were changes in mean suppuration on probing (SoP), plaque score (Plq), probing pocket depth (PPD), marginal bone loss (MBL), periodontal full-mouth scores (PFMS), and levels of 8 classical periodontal pathogens. Clinical and radiographical parameters were analyzed using multilevel regression analyses. Microbiological outcomes were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test.
resultsNo differences between the test and control group were found for BoP over 12 months of follow-up, nor for the secondary parameters Plq, PPD, and MBL. Between both groups, a significant difference was found for the levels of SoP (p = 0.035). No significant effect on microbiological levels was found. A total number of 6 implants were lost in the test group and 10 in the control group. At 1-year follow-up, a successful treatment outcome (PPD<5 mm, max 1 out of 6 sites BoP, no suppuration and no progressive bone loss >0.5 mm) was achieved for a total of 18 implants (19.2%).
conclusionsErythritol air polishing as implant surface cleansing method was not more effective than saline during resective surgical treatment of peri-implantitis in terms of clinical, radiographical, and microbiological parameters. Both therapies resulted in low treatment success. TRIAL REGISTRY: https://www.trialregister.nl/ Identifier: NL8621.
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