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Volume 36 , Issue 4
July/August 2016
Pages 485–488

Bacterial Biofilm Morphology on a Failing Implant with an Oxidized Surface: A Scanning Electron Microscope Study

Massimo Simion, MD, DDS/David M. Kim, DDS, DMSc/Stefano Pieroni, DDS/Myron Nevins, DDS/Clara Cassinelli

PMID: 27333005
DOI: 10.11607/prd.2804

This case report provided a unique opportunity to investigate the extent of microbiota infiltration on the oxidized implant surface that has been compromised by peri-implantitis. Scanning electron microscopic analysis confirmed the etiologic role of the bacteria on the loss of supporting structure and the difficulty in complete removal of bacterial infiltration on the implant surface. This case report emphasizes the need to perform definitive surface decontamination on failing dental implants prior to a regeneration procedure.

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