ABSTRACT
A literature search was performed to evaluate the efficacy of probiotics as an adjunct to nonsurgical therapy in the resolution of peri-implant diseases around osseointegrated implants. The Cochrane Oral Health Group’s Trials Register, Google and Embase were searched up to January 2018 for potentially relevant literature.
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Riddhi Bharatkumar Mehta
Riddhi Bharatkumar Mehta, BDS, MDS, is a consultant periodontal surgeon in Mumbai, India. She has clinical interests in guided tissue regeneration and implant dentistry and has research interests in bone grafts, growth factors and tooth autografts.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None reported.
Neel Bhatavadekar
Neel Bhatavadekar, BDS, MS, MPH, completed residency training in periodontology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and serves as adjunct faculty at the Texas Health Science Center. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and has clinical interests in implant dentistry and mucogingival procedures.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None reported.