Assessment of periodontal and opportunistic flora in patients with peri-implantitis.

Aim: To assess the presence of periodontal and opportunistic organisms in patients with peri-implantitis.

Material And Methods: Thirty-three partially edentulous subjects (22 women, 11 men), aged 32-90 years, who had one or more implants with peri-implantitis were included. Peri-implantitis was defined as: (i) the presence of bleeding on probing and/or suppuration and (ii) radiographic images showed marginal bone loss >1.