Periimplantitis Is Impossible In Cadaver Bone Grafts
Periimplantitis Is Impossible In Cadaver Bone Grafts Our profession is struggling with a continuing increase in implant loss. Virtually every case is diagnosed as periimplantitis. In this post, we will begin to identify the different reasons for implant loss, starting with when bone loss around a dental implant is not periimplantitis. The first point to make is to clarify that implant failure is a misnomer. Implants don’t fail because it is the bone that fails. Implants are inert metals and have no biologic activity. Everything that happens from integration to loss of bone around an implant happens in the bone…