Dental implants have given tens of millions of people something dentures never could: a full set of fixed and fully functioning teeth. Unfortunately, 10% to 20% of implant patients eventually experience an aggressive jawbone infection called peri-implantitis. Antibiotics usually fail to stop the infection for reasons that researchers have not understood until now.
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Titanium particles may explain why antibiotics fail against dental implant infections
May 28, 2026
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