Peri-implantitis, Bacteria, and Titanium particles. New Insights Into Disease Etiology – Georgios Kotsakis, DDS, MS

Recorded on April 10th, 2025

Description:

Peri-implantitis has been receiving attention following recent studies that showed that it is highly prevalent and difficult to manage. This lecture will provide the latest evidence-based information on peri-implant diseases with emphasis on the role that titanium particle release has in destructive bone inflammation around implants. Strategies for prevention and mitigation will be presented through clinical cases.

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
1) Identify explicit methods of peri-implant evaluation.
2) Explain the role of titanium particles around implants.
3) Discuss the etiology of peri-implantitis.

Georgios Kotsakis, DDS, MS

Dr. George Kotsakis is a Professor & Assistant Dean for Clinical Research at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. He is a dual trained clinician scientist and Board Certified Periodontist. At Rutgers he is the Director of Research leading the NIH-funded Clinical Research Center conducting research on the biological mechanisms underlying peri-implant bone loss and developing novel treatments for dental and biomedical implants. Dr. Kotsakis has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and textbook chapters with more than 30,000 citations of his work. He is one of the few Dental researchers to have been published in prestigious medical publications, such as the Lancet and PNAS. He has been the recipient of multiple career and research awards from the American Academy of Periodontology, the Academy of Periodontology Foundation and other organizations. Additionally, he serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Periodontology and CIDRR.

Dr. Kotsakis has indicated the following relevant financial relationships to disclose:

Speaker and received honoraria: Osteogenics, Novabone
Received honoraria: Datum Dental
Performed research: Osteogenics, Novabone, Datum Dental, Dentsply, MIS, Stellalife, ITI, Waterpik