1Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O'Anusandhan (Deemed to Be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
3Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
4Reader, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences & Research, Faridabad, NCR, Haryana
5Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Santosh Dental College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
The oral cavity has the most suitable environment for the growth of microorganisms as compared to any different body parts. Bacteria presents in dental plaque are the main causative factors of caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, and peri-implantitis, etc. Peri-implantitis is a destructive inflammatory response that leads to loss of supporting bone structure around a failing but functional implant. It is found that in 65% of disease in peri-implantitis and periodontitis there is the association of dental plaque. In this review article importance given on understanding the growth of dental plaque surrounding dental implants and their capacity to develop peri-implant diseases.
Dental implant, Plaques, Infections, Peri-implant diseases
