Oral Health and Dental Management

Is glycine air abrasion effective in the treatment of peri-implant diseases

2^nd International Conference and Exhibition on Dental & Oral Health

April 21-23, 2014 Crown Plaza Dubai, UAE

Morag Powell Dip

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Peri-implantitis is an inflammatory process occurring around dental implants. Following a systematic review in 2012, the reported frequency of peri-implant diseases was estimated at 64% for peri-implant mucocitis and 18% for peri-implantitis. This is an area of huge concern for the profession as only 18% of patients? implants in the review were recorded as healthy. New guidance has been published indicating accepted treatment protocols in both the prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases, with non-surgical periodontal therapy advised as the initial treatment option prior to referring for surgical therapy. A mini systematic review was conducted looking at the effectiveness of Glycine based powders in the treatment of peri-implant diseases. Literature was collected from databases including Pubmed and Google Scholar with inclusion criteria of glycine, air abrasion and peri-implant diseases. The hierarchy and quality of evidence was appraised with a CASP tool. The results show that Glycine based powders have been proven to be efficient in the treatment of peri-implant diseases in disruption of the subgingival biofilm, with the advantage of not altering the titanium surfaces of the implants. The glycine powder has been shown to have greater effect on: the reduction of bleeding on probing around implants; greater patient comfort; gentler on the tissues; and safe. It has been shown to be reliable, time saving, and hasalso shown to reduce numbers of P. gingivalis in the mouth - after full mouth disinfection with the Glycine based powder - compared to SRP alone.

Biography :

Morag Powell has been involved in the UK dental industry for 25 years. She is dually qualified, as a dental hygienist and a dental therapist, whose primary focus is delivering high quality dental care in private practice. She has a special interest in adult periodontics and peri-implantitis. Morag is currently studying for her BSc (Hons) in Dental Studies at University of Central Lancashire, and is an active member of ADI, BSDHT, BSP and BDHF.