Effect of a Maintenance Protocol After Surgical Treatment of Peri-implantitis

This study was designed as a 12-month, two arms, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of a supportive treatment protocol (SPIT). Thirty patients were randomized, six months after access-flap surgery, in two different SPIT groups. After ultrasonic debridement, the affected implant surfaces of the test group were treated with glycine powder air-polishing, while implants in the control group a rubber cup and polishing paste was used. Maintenance visits were carried every 3 months and clinical, radiological, microbiological and biochemical variables were registered at baseline (6 months after surgery) and after a follow-up period of 12 months (18 months after surgery).