Application of modified bony lid technique to remove or replace compromised implants: case series.

Purpose: The original bony lid technique involves removing window of cortical bone using a microsaw, removing a failing implant through the window, and then replacing the bone into its original position. The purpose of this case series was to present modifications to the bony lid technique to improve outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Ten patients (9 men and 1 woman) aged between 47 and 89 years were treated during a 5-year period with modifications to the bony lid technique.

Histological analysis of soft and hard tissues in a periimplantitis lesion: a human case report.

Background: Little is known regarding the histologic hard and soft tissue changes that occur in chronic periimplantitis situations in humans. It is critical to gain an understanding of all aspects of periimplantitis to develop appropriate therapeutic approaches.

Methods: An 83-year-old African American man presented with a fractured implant affected by severe, chronic periimplantitis and surrounded by keratinized gingiva.