Peri-implantitis treatment with GalvoSurge®
Single implant, closed healing
Dr. Stefan Scherg
Germany
Patient: 42-year-old male, nonsmoker, no history of periodontitis, implant placed 3 years ago.
Clinical situation: Single implant in FDI tooth position 36. Crater-like bone defect, RP classification 1(-2), with 6 mm bone loss due to advanced peri-implantitis. Visual signs of inflammation, PPD of 8 mm, BoP. The patient wants to keep the implant because it is relatively new.
Treatment plan: Removal of the prosthesis, presurgical periodontal and anti-infective therapy and placement of a cover screw 2 weeks before the surgical intervention. Due to the position of the implant close to the mandibular nerve, block anesthesia was sed (Articain, 1.8 ml). In surgery, the opening of a full-thickness flap, removal of the granulation tissue with curettes, no hard deposits to be removed, and removal of the biofilm using the GalvoSurge Dental Implant Cleaning System. Placement of a cover screw. Guided bone regeneration using bovine bone mineral (creos™ xenogain) and collagen membrane (creos™ xenoprotect). Medication with antibiotics (Augmentan 875/125mg 1-0-1). Closed healing for 3 months. Placement of a healing abutment 3 months after surgery, and placement of the existing prosthesis (cleaned and sterilized) 4 months after surgery.
Patient follow-up: After surgery, the patient was medicated with Amoxicillin with Clavulanic acid for 7 days and ibuprofen 600 mg. After 12 days the sutures were removed. 3 months after the surgery a healing abutment was placed, 4 months after surgery the final prosthesis was placed. Patient follow-up every 6 months.
Surgery date: March 9, 2019
Total treatment time: 6 months
Progression of the bone loss.
Implant placement. Transmucosal healing because of implantation without bone graft (first image from left).
3-months follow-up. Initial bone loss (second image from left).
22-months follow-up. Progressive bone loss (third image from left).
Clinical picture at diagnosis. Visual signs of inflammation and suppuration (fourth image from left)
Clinical situation after removal of the prosthesis. Visual signs of inflammation and suppuration (left).
Presurgical periodontal and anti-infective therapy and placement of a cover screw (center).
Removed prosthesis, to be cleaned, sterilized and placed back in the patient mouth after 6 months (right).
Removal of the granulation tissue and hard deposits.
Clinical situation 2 weeks after removal of the prosthesis (left).
Removal of the granulation tissue using curettes. Implant after removal of the granulation tissue (center).
Implant after removal of the granulation tissue (right).
Implant surface decontamination using GalvoSurge.
Placement GalvoSurge Spray Head on the implant. Cleaning time 2 minutes (first image from left).
Hydrogen bubbles lift the oral biofilm off the implant surface creating a clean implant surface. (second image from left).
Implant surface after cleaning with GalvoSurge (third image from left).
Placement of a sterile cover screw on cleaned implant (fourth image from left).
Guided bone regeneration using creos™ xenogain and creos™ xenoprotect.
Guided bone regeneration using bovine bone mineral (creos xenogain) (left).
Placement of a collagen membrane (creos xenoprotect) (center).
Suture. Closed healing for 3 months (right).
4 months healing phase and final outcome.
3 months after surgery. Placement of a healing abutment (left).
4 months after surgery. Placement of the cleaned and sterilized original prosthesis (center).
12 months after surgery. Peri-implant mucosa is healthy, no BoP, PPD >2mm, no more suppuration (right).
X-ray after surgical intervention (left).
4 months after surgery. Placement of the prosthesis (center).
12 months after surgery. Complete bone fill (right).
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GalvoSurge®GalvoSurge® Dental Implant Cleaning System
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creos™ xenogain3 methods of application to meet all your bone grafting needs.
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creos™ xenoprotectA membrane with outstanding handling that facilitates bone gain.
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