Abstract
Objective
The
aim of this study was to compare the level of brushing discomfort (BD)
during oral hygiene and peri-implant clinical variables between patients
presenting implant sites with a band ≥2 mm and <2 keratinized="" mm="" mucosa="" nbsp="" of="" p="">
Materials and Methods
Participating
patients were recruited during routine maintenance follow-up visits
from January to October 2013. Based on the presence of KM, patients were
allocated into two groups: implant sites with ≥2 mm of KM (Wide Group);
and implant sites with <2 all="" analog="" and="" around="" arrow="" asked="" aspect="" assessed="" at="" attachment="" bd="" bleeding="" buccal="" clean="" cleaning="" clinical="" clinically="" collected="" data="" depth="" devices="" each="" em="" experimental="" from="" group="" hygiene="" implant.="" implant="" index="" instructions="" km="" level="" mm="" nbsp="" non-paired="" of="" on="" op="" oral="" patients="" plaque="" pocket="" probing="" received="" reported="" s="" scale="" sites.="" sites="" standardized="" student="" subsequently="" the="" three="" to="" using="" visual="" were="">t
-test, Wilcoxon's signed-rank test, and chi-square tests were performed to analyze the outcome variables (
P <
0.05).
Results
Eighty
patients with a total of 270 implant sites were included. Implant sites
in the Narrow Group exhibited higher levels of BD (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 accumulation="" and="" be="" brushing="" compared="" discomfort="" implant="" inflammation="" km.="" km="" mm="" more="" nbsp="" of="" p="" peri-implant="" plaque="" prone="" shown="" sites="" soft="" tissue="" to="" were="" when="" with="">
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