What Grows on Your Implants?

What happens to implants after we introduce them into the oral environment? Do they keep their sterility, or are they colonized by bacteria? How fast is the surface of the implants colonized by the bacteria, and which bacteria will colonize it? Do healthy implants have the same microbial populations as diseased implants? What’s the role of the remaining teeth in the contamination of the dental implants? This short review of the literature will give a general overview of critical concepts in terms of peri-implant microbiology, based on the most important evidence in the literature.