peri-implantitis is one of the most common reasons for implant failure. decontamination of infected implant surfaces can be achieved effectively by laser irradiation; although the associated thermal rise may cause irreversible bone damage and lead to implant loss. temperature increments of over 10ºc during laser application may suffice for irreversible bone damage.the purpose of this study was ...

Introduction Peri-implantitis leads to gradual peri-implant bone loss. Patients with implant supported restorations should be monitored in order to avoid extreme cases of peri-implantitis, followed by implant removal. The introduction of dental implants as a procedure to replace natural teeth lost due to dental caries, trauma or periodontal disease has been a major advance in the management of ...

Peri-implantitis or Periimplantitis is characterized as an inflammatory reaction that affects the hard and soft tissue, which results in loss of supporting bone and pocket formation surrounding the functioning osseointegrated implant. This review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical and non-surgical treatment of peri-implantitis. The data sources used was PubMed. Searches of this dat...

Alternative treatment methods for pathogens and microbial biofilms are required due to the widespread rise in antibiotic resistance. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has recently gained attention as a novel method to eradicate pathogens. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of a novel aPDT method using visible light (vis) and water infiltrated infrared A (wIR...

We have considered each point raised by the reviewers and have revised the manuscript accordingly. A list of the changes, addressing the reviewer’s points, can be found below. (We highlighted the changes within the document by using red colored text). Of note, some of the points made would require additional experiments, which are currently being addressed in ongoing studies. Since their inclus...

The use of dental implants is sometimes accompanied by failure due to periimplantitis disease and subsequently poor esthetics when soft-hard tissue margin recedes. As a consequence, further research is needed for developing new bioactive surfaces able to enhance the osseous growth. Tantalum (Ta) is a promising material for dental implants since, comparing with titanium (Ti), it is bioactive and...