Clinical and microbiological evaluation of the effect of <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> in the treatment of mucositis and peri‐implantitis: A triple‐blind randomized clinical trial

Abstract

The administration of a daily lozenge of L. reuteri for 30 days, together with mechanical debridement of the whole mouth, improved the clinical parameters of implants with mucositis or peri-implantitis over a period of at least 90 days, but the microbiological effect was much more limited. Probiotics provide an alternative therapeutic approach to consider in the prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases, but further long-term prospective studies with standardized variables are needed.