PMID- 33491382 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Quintessence Int JT - Quintessence International IS - 1936-7163 (Electronic) IP - 4 VI - 52 PST - ppublish DP - 2021 PG - 300-306 LA - en TI - Supportive periodontal therapy affects dental implants’ probing pocket depth, bleeding on probing, and bone level: a 4- to 8-year follow-up study LID - 10.3290/j.qi.b912663 [doi] FAU - Gabay, Eran AU - Gabay E FAU - Cohen, Omer AU - Cohen O FAU - Horwitz, Jacob AU - Horwitz J CN - OT - dental implants OT - immediate loading OT - implant bone level OT - long-term follow-up OT - maintenance OT - periodontitis AB - Objective: To evaluate implant and patient characteristics 4 to 8 years after implant installation in a study involving immediate fixed restoration of dental implants. Method and materials: The study was a follow-up of treated generalized chronic periodontitis patients who received immediate restorations on dental implants as part of a previous study. The patients were examined clinically and radiographically at implant placement, 6 months, 1 year, and 4 to 8 years later. Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT), teeth and implant probing pocket depth (TPPD and IPPD), bleeding on probing (BOP [teeth, TBOP; implant, IBOP]), and bone level (BL) measurements around implants were documented. Cases were divided into three groups according to annual SPT rate: 0.00 to 0.99/year (SPT0), 1.00 to 1.99/year (SPT1), 2.00 or more/year (SPT2). Results: Twelve patients, with 26 implants and 242 teeth, were included. The mean ± standard deviation follow-up period was 6.08 ± 1.25 years (range 4.04 to 7.94 years). All implants in the follow-up group were osseointegrated and survived during the follow-up period. The mean number of SPT appointments was 6.17 ± 5.65. A weak negative correlation was found between SPT rate and ΔTPPD (−0.24, P = .0005), whereas a strong negative correlation was found between SPT rate and ΔIPPD (−0.76, P = .0005). Negative correlations were found between SPT rate and ∆TBOP (−0.20, P = .003), and between SPT rate and ∆IBOP (−0.5, P = .009). A moderate correlation was found between SPT rate and ΔBL (0.46, P = .02). Conclusion: SPT has a significant positive effect on PPD, BOP, and on implant BLs in long-term follow-up and should be an essential part of implant therapy. AID - 914205