Treatment of peri-implantitis with diode laser or mucosal flap surgery: A clinical randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peri-implantitis poses a major challenge as contemporary nonsurgical treatments show dissatisfactory results and mucosal flap surgery is often needed. Diode lasers can remove granulation tissue and submucosal bacteria, and if it achieves similar clinical results, then it could be used as a less invasive first approach. The aim was to compare the healing of peri-implantitis lesions 6 months after treatment with either diode laser or conventional mucosal flap surgery.

Methods

In this clinical randomized controlled trial, 26 patients with peri-implantitis were treated with either 970 nm diode laser (1.2 W, continuous wave) or mucosal flap surgery. Clinical variables, marginal bone level (MBL), inflammatory biomarkers, and submucosal pathogens were examined at baselin

SUBMITTER: Malmqvist S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12572678 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature