Study selection Those patients who applied for treatment due to peri-implant problems or for routine check-ups to the Ataturk University, Faculty of Dentistry, were included in this study. All individuals in this study signed an informed consent to a research protocol that had been reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of Ataturk University.
The exclusion criteria were as follows: smoking, ongoing orthodontic therapy; systemic disorders; drug administration during the past three months; pregnancy; history of bisphosphonates, high dosage corticosteroids therapy, or radiotherapy of the cervicofacial district.
Clinical Periodontal Measurements A total of 60 patients in age-gender balanced three groups were included in this study. They were in good general health and had been restored with dental implants; 20 patients with peri-implantitis, 20 patients with peri-mucositis and 20 individual healthy patients.
For all groups, using a periodontal probe (Williams, Hu-Friedy, Chicago, IL), six sites (mesio-buccal, buccal, disto-buccal, lingual, and disto-lingual) of every tooth—aside from third molars—were assessed for the Silness-Löe plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BOP), probing depth (PD), and clinical attachment level (CAL). Periodontal examination was performed by one examiner (YÖK).
Peri-implantitis group: 10 males and 10 females, age range: 27–55. The inclusion criteria for the group selected by peri-implantitis were as follows: who had no clinical signs of periodontitis, presence of at least two implants with peri-implantitis and a minimum loading period of 12 months; peri-implant probing pocket depth (PIPD) > 5 mm; peri-implant presence of bleeding on probing (BOP) (with/without suppuration); radiographic signs of crestal bone loss (BL) in at least one area around an implant.
Peri-mucositis: 10 males and 10 females, age range: 28–57. The inclusion criteria for the group selected by peri-mucositis were as follows: who had no clinical signs of periodontitis, presence of at least two implants with peri-mucositis and a minimum loading period of 12 months; peri-implant probing pocket depth (PIPD) less than 5 mm; peri-implant presence of bleeding on probing (BOP) (with/without suppuration); had no radiographic signs of crestal bone loss (BL).
Healthy controls: 10 males and 10 females, age range: 26– 59. The control group consisted of subjects undergoing dental implant positioning who had no history or clinical signs of periodontitis or peri-mucositis and peri-implantitis; had a probing pocket depth (PIPD) equal to or less than 4 mm; and had no radiographic signs of peri-implant bone resorption.
Saliva sampling Before clinical measurements unstimulated whole saliva samples were obtained by expectorating into disposable tubes before clinical measurements early in the morning. Participants were asked to refrain from drinking anything other than water during the night and to not chew gum. Patients were instructed to collect saliva samples in the floor of their mouths by keeping their mouths open for five minutes, and then to spit out into five milliliter polypropylene tubes (ISOLAB SantrifugeTube, 078.02.001, Eschau, Germany). Comfortable and resting conditions were provided for the patients. After centrifuging saliva samples for 20 minutes at 1000xg to eliminate cell debris, the supernatants were then put into Eppendorf tubes and stored − 80 ºC until analysis [15].
Measurement of Gpx activities Glutathione peroxidase activity was measured according to Paglia and Valentine [16] 2.65 ml of 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) including 5 mM EDTA, 100 µl of GSH (150 mM), 20 µl of glutathione reductase (30 U/mL), 20 µl of NaN3 (0.12 M), 100 µl of NADPH (8 mM) and 50 µl of sample was mixed, and the tubes incubated for 30 min at 37°C. The reaction was started by the addition of 100 µl of H2O2 solution (2 mM), mixed rapidly by inversion, and the conversion of NADPH to NADP was measured spectrophotometrically for 5 min at 340 nm.
Measurement of SOD activities Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase activity was measured using the method described by Sun et al. [17]; 2.45 ml of assay reagent [0.3 mM xanthine, 0.6 mM Na2EDTA, 0.15 mM nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT), 0.4 M Na2CO3, 1 g/L bovine serum albumin] was combined with 0.5 mL of sample. Xanthine oxidase (50 µl, 167 U/L) was added to initiate the reaction and the reduction of NBT by superoxide anion radicals, which are produced by the xanthine-xanthine oxidase system, was determined by measuring the absorbance at 560 nm. Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase activity was expressed as U/mL, where 1 U is defined as that amount of enzyme causing half-maximal inhibition of NBT reduction.
Measurement of MDA levels Malondialdehyde levels were measured in the clinical samples by the method of Jain et al. [18]. This method is based on the reaction of malondialdehyde with thiobarbituric acid to produce a complex that can be determined spectrophotometrically; 0.2 mL of sample were mixed thoroughly with 0.8 mL of phosphate buffered saline (pH 7.4) and 0.025 mL of butylated hydroxytoluene solution (0.88 %).After addition of 0.5 mL of 30 % ticholoroacetic acid, the samples were placed on ice for 2 h and then centrifuged at 2000 x g at 25°C for 15 min. One mL of supernatant was mixed with 0.075 mL of 0.1 M EDTA and 0.25 mL of 1 % tiobarbituric acid in 0.05 N NaOH. The samples were placed in boiling water for 15 min, cooled to room temperature, and the absorbance was determined at 532 nm.
Measurementof 8-OHdG levels The samples were centrifuged at 10,000 Å~g for 10 minutes, and levels of 8-OHdG in the supernatant were determined using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis (ELISA kit 8-OHdG Check, Highly Sensitive 8-OHdG Check, Japan Institute for the Control of Aging, Shizuoka, Japan ). Every measurement was completed in compliance with the guidelines provided by the manufacturer. There was no discernible cross-reactivity or interference in any of the duplicate samples. The percentages of variation for the inter-assay and intra-assay were 10%–%11 and 9%, respectively. The determination range was 0.125 to 200 ng/ml.
Statistical analyses Using the one-way anova method and the effect size f = 0.980 from the Mousavi Jazi et al.[19] study as a guide, the sample size calculation using G*power indicated that 60 participants (twenty in each group) would be needed for the investigation at 80% power and 95% confidence level. IBM SPSS 20 program was used for statistical analysis. The mean, standard deviation, median, minimum, maximum, percentage, and number of data were given. The Q-Q plot, skewness, kurtosis, Kolmogorov Smirnov test, Shapiro Wilk-W test, and skewness were used to assess the normal distribution of continuous values. The Kruskal Wallis test was chosen when the normal distribution criteria was not met and the ANOVA test was used when comparing continuous variables with more than two independent groups. Following an ANOVA analysis, the Tukey test for homogeneous variances and Tamhane's T2 test for non-homogenous variances were performed as post-hoc tests. For post-hoc analyses, the Kruskal Wallis 1-way ANOVA (k samples) test was performed after the Kruskal Wallis test. The Pearson Chi-square test was utilized in 2x2 comparisons across categorical variables if the expected value was greater than 5, the chi-square Yates test was applied if the expected value was between 3–5, and the Fisher's exact test was applied if the expected value was less than 3. If there was a normal distribution, the Pearson correlation was employed to compare two quantitative variables; if not, the Spearman correlation test was performed. Significant differences were defined as those with a p-value of less than 0.05.