Giovanni E. Salvi
Prof. Dr. Giovanni E. Salvi graduated from the University of Bern, where he is Associate Professor, Vice-Chairman and Post-graduate Program Director of the Department of Periodontology. From 1994 to 1997 he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA. He is a Fellow of the International Team of Implantology. Since 2003 he has been a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology and in 2006 he was appointed Associate Editor of Clinical Oral Implants Research.
Articles
From the Editor's Desk
The present feature topic of Forum Implantologicum focuses on dental implant placement in patients who have lost teeth due to periodontal diseases.
Feature Article
For several years, the need for keratinized mucosa (KM) to reduce the risk of peri-implant biological complications has been a controversial topic. Recently, several studies and systematic reviews have confirmed that adequate KM may favorably impact peri-implant health and stability in the long-term.
Feature Article
Implant therapy has been widely proved to be a predictable treatment option yielding high survival and success rates. Patients with a history of periodontitis exhibit a 3.3 higher risk ratio of developing peri-implant diseases. Similar to periodontitis, susceptibility of the host’s immune response predisposes peri-implant tissues to experiencing plaque-associated inflammation and finally tissue breakdown. Further, both diseases share the same risk factors. Similar survival rates were however reached over a duration of 20 years when periodontally compromised patients adhered to a tailored maintenance program. The present review summarizes the evidence of peri-implant disease and implant loss in patients with a history of periodontal disease as well as of the importance of periodontal and peri-implant maintenance therapy.