Clinical, host-derived immune biomarkers and microbiological outcomes with adjunctive photochemotherapy compared with local antimicrobial therapy in the treatment of peri-implantitis in cigarette smokers

The aim of this study was designed to assess the peri-implant oral hygiene parameters, clinical, radiographic, host-derived immune biomarkers and microbiological levels after photochemotherapy (PCT) and local antibiotic therapy (LAT) in peri-implantitis lesions among cigarette smokers. Fifty current cigarette smokers with peri-implantitis were divided into two groups: PCT and LAT. Test implants received PCT that consisted of toluidine blue...