Histologic Observations on 230 Retrieved Dental Implants: 8 Years' Experience (1989–1996)
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Periodontology
- Vol. 69 (2), 178-184
- https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.1998.69.2.178
Abstract
The histologic examination of dental implants retrieved from humans is important to establish the causal determinants of implant failure, and to compare and validate the results obtained from animal studies. This study presents a retrospective review of the histologic features of 230 implants retrieved in an 8‐year period (1989–1996). All the implants were treated to obtain thin (20 to 30 μm) ground sections. The majority of implants were retrieved because of mobility (n = 56), peri‐implantitis (n = 54), or fractures (n = 90). Peri‐implantitis occurred more frequently before (n = 44) than after (n = 10) abutment connection. A dense fibrous connective tissue with no inflammatory cells was present at the interface in the implants retrieved for mobility; bone was found only in the most apical part. In many of these implants epithelial cells were present. The main histologic features of peri‐implantitis consisted of the presence of a bone sequestrum near the implant, many bacteria present on the implant surface, and an inflammatory infiltrate (macrophages, lymphocytes, and plasma‐cells) nearby. Histology showed that in the implants removed for fracture, there was a very high percentage (80 to 100%) of peri‐implant bone. J Periodontol 1998;69:178–184.Keywords
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