Abstract
Background: Two systematic reviews have evaluated the quality of research and reporting of observational studies investigating the prevalence of, the incidence of and the risk factors for peri-implant diseases and of experimental clinical studies evaluating the efficacy of preventive and therapeutic interventions.
Materials and Methods: For the improvement of the quality of reporting for both observational and experimental studies, the STROBE and the Modified CONSORT recommendations were encouraged.
Results: To improve the quality of research in peri-implant diseases, the following were recommended: the use of unequivocal case definitions; the expression of outcomes at the subject rather than the implant level; the implementation of study validation tools; the reporting of potential sources of bias; and the use of appropriate statistical methods.
Conclusions: In observational studies, case definitions for peri-implantitis were agreed. For risk factor determination, the progressive use of cross-sectional and case-control studies (univariate analyses), to prospective cohorts (multilevel modelling for confounding), and ultimately to intervention studies were recommended. For preventive and interventional studies of peri-implant disease management, parallel arm RCTs of at least 6-months were encouraged. For studies of nonsurgical and surgical management of peri-implantitis, the use of a composite therapeutic end point was advocated. The development of standard control therapies was deemed essential.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 202-206 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Periodontology |
Volume | 39 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2012 |
Keywords
- peri-implant health
- peri-implant mucositis
- intervention
- prevalence
- prevention
- incidence
- peri-implant diseases
- risk factors
- peri-implantitis