Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Short dental implants have slowly gained popularity among clinicians. Peri-implantitis is a plaque-associated pathological condition occurring in tissues around dental implants, characterized by inflammation in the peri-implant mucosa and subsequent progressive loss of supporting bone. The present study was conducted to assess peri-implant soft tissues conditions around short implant-supported single crowns in patients with periodontitis. Materials & Methods: 78 patients requiring short implant of periodontitis of both genderswere put in group I and healthy control were taken in group II. The modified bleeding index (mBI), the modified plaque index (mPLI), peri-implant probing depths (PPD) and the amount of keratinized tissue (KT) were recorded on the mesial, distal, buccal and lingual/palatal sides of each implant. Results: Group I had 48 males and 30 females and group II had 45 males and 33 females. The mean mPLI was 0.54 and 0.32, mBI was 1.2 and 0.74, PPD was 3.25 and 2.14 and KTwas 2.43 and 3.17 in group I and group II respectively. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: There were poor peri-implant soft tissues conditions around short implant-supported single crowns in patients with periodontitis as compared to healthy patients. Hence, the treatment of periodontitis is essential before inserting dental implants.