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Table 2 Systematic search strategy

From: Management of peri-implantitis: a systematic review, 2010–2015

Focus question

What is the recommended treatment for management of peri-implantitis?

Search strategy

Population

Patients diagnosed with peri-implantitis

Intervention or Exposure

Treatment

Comparison

Non-surgical treatment with surgical treatment

Outcome

Resolution of disease: implant survival and absence of PD ≥4 mm with suppuration/BoP and no further bone loss

Search keywords

Peri-implantitis treatment, bone grafting peri-implantitis, therapy peri-implantitis, dental implant bone loss, dental implant inflammation

Database search

Electronic

PubMed

Selection criteria

Inclusion criteria

Include patients with at least one dental osseointegrated implant affected by peri-implantitis

Describe a clinical intervention aiming at the treatment of the condition

Describe a pathological condition of peri-implantitis with bone loss

Experimental human studies

Full-text articles (Randomized and Controlled Clinical Trials)

Follow up of at least 6 months

Exclusion criteria

No access to an English version of title and abstract