Treatment for early dental implant infection?

Last Updated: Nov 19, 2015

How should an early dental implant infection, that occurred less than one month after placement, be treated? Should an implant which becomes infected within one month after placement (not restored, loaded or osseointegrated) be removed or treated and, if treated, how so?

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Glenn S Spencer DDS

11/19/2015

Amox 500mg four times a day in conjunction with Flagyl 150mg three times a day for one week Glenn D Spencer DDS Bloomfield Hills, MI.

DrG

12/01/2015

Based on what study?

Dennis Flanagan DDS MSc

12/01/2015

Keep in mind that an implant is a foreign body and an antibiotic will not be distributed to the implant surface by the vascular system. Find exactly where the infection is and debride the site and detoxify the surface if possible and graft with barrier. Primary closure would be best. Use a stent if possible to avoid sutures. Dennis Flanagan DDS MSc

DrD

12/02/2015

And if you have to suture use PTFE made by Cytoplast I believe studies show (and I can't cite one right now DrG) that they are the least bacterial wicking of all the current sutures. I love them as they tie very well and low bacterial wicking

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