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## Abstract **Background:** Peri‐implantitis is a risk factor for implant loss. Late bacterial infection of the peri‐implant tissues and loss of alveolar bone in edentulous patients is caused by commensal oral anaerobic bacteria. In partially edentulous patients, __Porphyromonas gingivalis__ and occasionally __Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans__ are associated with peri‐implantitis lesions. **Aims:** To investigate the microbiology of a peri‐implantitis case in an edentulous patient. **Methods:** Anaerobic culture techniques and selective culture techniques for __A. actinomycetemcomitans__ were used to study the peri‐implant microflora at sites with and without bone loss. **Results:** An anaerobic peri‐implant microflora with several putative periodontal pathogens was found at sites with bone loss. Furthermore, a metronidazole‐resistant __A. actinomycetemcomitans__ was isolated. The __A. actinomycetemcomitans__ infection did not respond to systemic doxycycline therapy, despite good susceptibility in vitro. **Conclusions:** The present case of severe __A. actinomycetemcomitans__‐associated peri‐implantitis shows the importance of pre‐operative infection control. The findings in t

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Author

A. J. Van Winkelhoff ; J. W. A. Wolf

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0303-6979)

Published

2000

Language

EN

Field

Dentistry (Health Sciences)