Peri-implantitis

Peri-implantitis is a destructive inflammatory process that affects the soft and hard tissues surrounding dental implants. The soft tissues around the implant become inflamed, while the alveolar bone that surrounds the implant and holds it in place is gradually lost over time. This bone loss is what separates peri-implantitis from peri-mucositis, a reversible inflammatory reaction that involves only the soft tissues around an implant and leaves the bone intact. In practice the two terms describe stages of tissue reaction around the same kind of dental hardware, with peri-implantitis being the stage in which the supporting bone is lost. The lead of the source article gives no figures on how common it is and names no discoverer.