Contribution of fungi and viruses towards the etiopathogenesis peri-implantitis: A literature review of currently available evidence

Surgery in Practice and Science

Abeer Sami Al-Zawawi¹ 

[1] Corresponding author.;

关键词: Candida;    Crestal bone loss;    Fungi;    Peri-implant diseases;    Peri-implantitis;    Viruses;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the present literature review was to evaluate the contribution of fungi and viruses towards the etiopathogenesis of peri-implant diseases. The focused question addressed was “Can fungi and viruses contribute towards the etiopathogenesis of peri-implant diseases?”. The databases, which were used for the literature search comprised of ISI Web of knowledge, OVID, PubMed/ Medline, EMBASE, Google-Scholar and Scopus. These databases were searched up to March 2020. Diverse groupings of the following key-indexing terms were done to identify the relevant studies: “Candida”, “fungi”, “yeast”, “crestal bone loss”, “microbe”, “peri-implant diseases”, “dental implant”, “etiopathogenesis”, “inflammation”, “peri-implant mucositis”, “peri-implantitis”, and “virus”. The pattern of the present literature review was customized to summarize the pertinent information. Five studies showed that in the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis, herpes- and Epstein-Barr virus exacerbate peri-implantitis diseases. Seven studies associated oral yeasts (predominantly Candida species) with the etiology of peri-implantitis. Results from these studies showed that in the presence of periodonto-pathogenic bacteria, growth of Candida albicans is exacerbated that also may increase soft tissue inflammation and crestal bone loss around dental implants. Additional studies are needed to confirm the role of fungi and viruses towards the etiopathogenesis of peri-implant diseases. In the presence of periodontopathogenic bacteria, virulence of oral fungi and viruses seems to be increased. This in turn may worsen peri-implant inflammation in susceptible patients. However, a justification for this requires further studies.

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