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. 2025 Jan 24;17(1):e77923.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.77923. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Awareness of Peri-Implantitis Among General Dental Practitioners in Southern Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sultan Alanazi  1
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Awareness of Peri-Implantitis Among General Dental Practitioners in Southern Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sultan Alanazi. Cureus. .

Abstract

Aim and background: The success of dental implants is contingent upon various biological conditions, and any lapse in meeting these criteria can lead to complications such as peri-implantitis or implant failure. The objective of this research is to evaluate the level of understanding regarding peri-implant among general dentists practicing in Saudi Arabia.

Materials and methods: A quantitative approach was employed, utilizing an online questionnaire distributed to general dental practitioners (GDPs) in Saudi Arabia. The level of significance was predetermined at a p-value less than 0.05, and chi-square tests were performed utilizing IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20 (Released 2011; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States). For collected data, descriptive analysis was also applied.

Results: In general, just a few numbers of participants demonstrated adequate knowledge concerning peri-implantitis. Approximately 13.5% of respondents had undergone training in dental implants and engaged in probing around implants. Smoking and uncontrolled diabetes were identified as significant contributors to peri-implantitis by 18% and 12% of participants, respectively.

Conclusion: Noteworthy concerns arose as 18.7% of practitioners did not conduct probing around implants. No statistically significant differences were observed based on gender, experience, or training level among the participants. This underscores the importance of addressing these lapses through targeted education and training programs to optimize overall patient care.

Keywords: dental implant; gdps; peri-implant mucositis; peri-implantitis; probing.

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Human subjects: Consent for treatment and open access publication was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Research Ethics Committee at Najran University issued approval 202403-076-019314-043901. Animal subjects: All authors have confirmed that this study did not involve animal subjects or tissue. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

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Figure 1. Scenario be appropriate referrals for implant treatment
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Figure 2. Why you don't probe around the implants?
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Figure 3. Diagnostic criteria for peri-implantitis
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Figure 4. Major factors to predispose to peri-implantitis
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