Crevicular fluid analysis around two failing dental implants: a clinical report

J Prosthodont. 1997 Sep;6(3):210-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-849x.1997.tb00093.x.

Abstract

The criteria for monitoring tissue health around endosseous implants remain subjective. Disagreement about which clinical measures of peri-implant health are of diagnostic value continues because of the complexity of the disease process and lack of validated measures of peri-implant health. Crevicular fluid analysis of various inflammatory mediators has been investigated as a means of providing objective criteria of tissue health. In this clinical report, the crevicular fluid levels of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), an inflammatory cytokine, were used to provide an objective measure of the peri-implant health and the effectiveness of treatment for a patient with two failing implants. The measurement of IL-1 beta may be an important supplement to clinical findings in establishing a diagnosis of peri-implantitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis
  • Abscess / therapy
  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / adverse effects*
  • Dental Restoration Failure*
  • Female
  • Gingival Crevicular Fluid / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-1 / analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Period
  • Tooth Diseases / diagnosis
  • Tooth Diseases / therapy

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Interleukin-1