Use of Oral Irrigators in Peri‐Implant Maintenance Therapy: Clinical and Microbiological Outcomes Over a 7‐Year Period
PPMT resulted in clinical and microbiological benefits among RCs in the long term. However, the adjunctive use of OIs led to significantly better peri-implant and periodontal clinical parameters, along with lower total bacterial, T. denticola, and F. nucleatum counts compared to OH alone.
Authors
- Fernando Oliveira Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7687-1238)
- Gustavo Henrique Mattos Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0176-0741)
- Sheila Cavalca Cortelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0809-6935)
- Tarcı́lia Aparecida Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9623-7835)
- Rafael Paschoal Esteves Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4343-3845)
- José Roberto Cortelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-0705)
- Adriana Moreira Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8034-2905)
- Luís Otávio Miranda Cota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-5842)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Universidade de Taubaté (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cid.70023
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais