Assessment of titanium level in submucosal plaque around healthy implants and implants with peri-implantitis: A clinical study

• Main Authors: Juzer Rasul, Manoj Kumar Thakur, Barkha Maheshwari, Nausheen Aga, Harsh Kumar, Monica Mahajani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
• Series: Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
• Subjects: dental implants; peri-implantitis; submucosal plaque
• Online Access: http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2021;volume=13;issue=5;spage=383;epage=386;aulast=Rasul
• ISSN: 0975-7406

Background: The present study focused on assessing the level of titanium in submucosal plaque in the peri-implant area with peri-implantitis in comparison to healthy implants. Methodology: Sixty patients with titanium dental implants were recruited. The degree of titanium in submucosal plaque around peri-implantitis and healthy implants was estimated using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Results: The mean ± standard deviation probing depth in Group I was 3.12 ± 1.1 and in Group II was 7.2 ± 2.5; gingival index was 0.64 ± 0.3 and 1.64 ± 0.8 in Group I and Group II, respectively. The plaque index was 0.82 ± 0.2 in Group I and 1.5 ± 0.6 in Group II. The mean plaque mass in Group I was 24.1 ± 3.8 ng/ul and 49.3 ± 6.4 ng/ul in Group II. The mean titanium level in Group I was 0.08 ± 0.02 μg and in Group II was 0.91 ± 0.04 μg. A highly significant difference between both groups was found (P < 0.05). Conclusion: There was a significantly higher titanium level in submucosal plaque around dental implants with signs of peri-implantitis as compared to healthy dental implants.