The influence of peri-implant keratinized mucosa on XXXX and peri-implant tissue health.

@entity1 @entity13391 @entity5951 @entity548
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the level of @entity13391 ( @entity13391 ) during oral hygiene and peri-implant clinical variables between @entity1 presenting implant sites with a band >= 2  mm and <2  mm of keratinized mucosa (KM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participating @entity1 were recruited during routine maintenance follow-up visits from January to October 2013. Based on the presence of KM, @entity1 were allocated into two groups: implant sites with >= 2  mm of KM (Wide Group); and implant sites with <2  mm of KM (Narrow Group). @entity1 were clinically assessed, and plaque index (PI), @entity5951 ( @entity5951 ), clinical attachment level (CAL), and @entity548 on probing (BoP) data were collected from three sites at the buccal aspect of each implant. Subsequently, @entity1 received standardized oral hygiene instructions and cleaning devices and were asked to clean around the experimental implant sites. All @entity1 reported on the level of @entity13391 using the visual analog scale (VAS). Non-paired Student's t-test, Wilcoxon's signed-rank test, and chi-square tests were performed to analyze the outcome variables (P  <  0.05). RESULTS: Eighty @entity1 with a total of 270 implant sites were included. Implant sites in the Narrow Group exhibited higher levels of @entity13391 (P  <  0.001), PI (P  =  0.0021), and BoP (P  =  0.017) than implant sites in the Wide Group. CONCLUSION: Implant sites with a band of <2  mm of KM were shown to be more prone to @entity13391 , plaque accumulation, and peri-implant soft tissue inflammation when compared to implant sites with >= 2  mm of KM.
