The peri-implant health in patients attending an annual recall program. A clinical and microbiological study in 74 patients from the Tübingen Implant Registry.

Objectives: To describe the peri-implant condition of unselected implant recall patients, to relate it to relevant features from the patient medical history, and to look at associations across these findings.

Patients And Methods: Prior to their most recent recall appointment, 74 individuals underwent a clinical and microbiological (PCR) investigation.

Results: Signs of a serious peri-implantitis condition were not encountered in this patient cohort.