Journal
CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH
Volume 18, Issue 6, Pages 686-698Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2007.01399.x
Keywords
dental implants; microbiology; follow-up studies; implant stability; interleukin-1; oral hygiene; prostaglandin E2; reproducibility of results; validation studies
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Objectives: To assess the performance of clinical, microbiological, and immunological diagnosis of peri-implant health and the influence of professional hygiene measures on them. Material and methods: Twenty-one edentulous patients with oral implants supporting a lower overdenture were followed up over 3 months beginning 1 week before their annual recall visit. Hygiene scores, probing depth, bleeding on probing (BOP), implant stability, gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) volume, sulcular interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) concentrations, and relative concentrations of five bacterial species (polymerase chain reaction) were investigated. Measurement variation was assessed as a function of (a) intra- and (b) inter-examiner reliability, (c) inter-implant variation in each patient, (d) time, and (e) effect of hygiene measures by accuracy, repeatability, reproducibility, and visualization with the Bland and Altman Plot. Results: Measurement means and accuracy ( in parentheses) were as follows: GCF volume 1.5 mu l (1.5), Interleukin-1 beta 8 ng/ml (26), PGE2 63 ng/ml (185), bacteria sum score 0.2 (0.7), plaque score 1 (1), BOP score 0 (1), Periotest value -4 (3), resonance frequency analysis ISQ 66 (11), and pocket probing depth 2.3 mm (0.7). No finding exhibited any statistically significant measurement variation as explained by accuracy, repeatability, or reproducibility. Bland and Altman Plots revealed insufficient agreement for replicated BOP assessments. A short post-treatment reduction in plaque and BOP scores was visually apparent. Still, professional oral hygiene measures exerted no sustained influence on the clinical and biochemical appearance of the peri-implant tissues. Conclusion: All findings except BOP showed statistically acceptable repeatability and moderate vulnerability to influences present `chairside' in clinical practice.
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