Brussels, 5 July 2023 - The EFP (European Federation of Periodontology; www.efp.org) has announced a new guideline aimed at helping oral health professionals around the world to better prevent and treat peri-implant diseases among their patients. Based on the latest scientific evidence, this guideline offers a set of recommendations to maintain the health of peri-implant tissues and to effectively manage peri-implant diseases.
Peri-implant diseases, although less familiar to the public than gingivitis and periodontitis, which affect the gums surrounding natural teeth, pose a significant health concern due to their high prevalence and associated consequences. These diseases impact both the mucosa and the supporting bone around dental implants, and can lead to costly outcomes, including implant and implant-supported prothesis loss.
This S3-level clinical practice guideline, the highest according to scientific standards, is the outcome of Perio Workshop 2022, a meeting of leading experts and stakeholders organised by the EFP last November. After months of work, including a rigorous synthesis of evidence in 13 specially commissioned systematic reviews, and a comprehensive consensus process, the paper "Prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases - the EFP S3-level clinical practice guideline", authored by Prof David Herrera et al., was published in the EFP-edited Journal of Clinical Periodontology (JCP). Prevention of peri-implant diseases should start as soon as dental implants are initially planned, states the guideline, defining those interventions within “primordial” prevention. Preventive interventions are also recommended when implants are surgically placed, or prosthetically loaded. Once implants are in function, the patient should follow a supportive peri-implant care programme, including periodic assessments of the periimplant tissue health and oral hygiene instructions. The popular assumption that maintaining hygiene at dental implants is somehow less demanding than around teeth is wrong - in fact the opposite is true The good news is that early detection of periimplant diseases makes treatment easier, faster and more prone to success. This guideline follows two similar....READ MORE
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