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Clinical Trials/NCT05118815
NCT05118815
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Characterization and Behavior of Peri-implant Tissues on the New Anti-rotational Slim Abutment Galimplant. Single-blind Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial.

University of Santiago de Compostela1 site in 1 country5 target enrollmentFebruary 21, 2022

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Teeth Absent
Sponsor
University of Santiago de Compostela
Enrollment
5
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Peri-implant mucosa located around conventional esthetic abutments and the new Slim Galimplant abutments
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

A dental implant is an alloplastic material surgically inserted in a residual bone ridge, mainly with a prosthetic foundation. Nowadays the most widely used implants and with a higher degree of scientific evidence are the titanium root-form endosseous implants. In addition to the root component, the prosthodontic systems that allow the crown to be connected to the implant are very important. The aim of this project is to compare a classic anti-rotational straight esthetic multi-position attachment with the new anti-rotational straight esthetic slim multi-position abutment, both placed at the time of implant surgery. A multicenter randomized single-blind (for the patient) split-mouth randomized clinical trial will be performed to compare the composition, distribution and structure of the peri-implant tissues around the classic straight (control) and Slim (test) intermediate prosthetic abutments of the manufacturer Galimplant (Sarria; Lugo, Spain). The objective is to study which abutment design obtains a better biological seal from the clinical and histomorphometric point of view. For this purpose, 60 dental implants will be placed for the replacement of bilateral posterior absences in 30 patients attending the Master of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Detailed Description

Throughout implantological history there have been many proposals and modifications in terms of anchorage system, shape, materials, etc. In this project we intend to compare a classic anti-rotational straight esthetic multi-position attachment with the new anti-rotational straight esthetic slim multi-position abutment. This will hypothetically allow to increase the contact surface of the peri-implant connective tissue, increase the adhesion and sealing power, improve the biological width and consequently minimize the risk of peri-implant diseases such as mucositis and peri-implantitis. In this regard, we must analyze the healing process of the peri-implant soft tissue after surgery, which will result in a stable peri-implant mucosa. After surgery, soft tissue healing around the transmucosal portion of an implant begins with the formation of a blood clot and the induction of an inflammatory process aimed at tissue formation and remodeling. If that soft tissue formation and remodeling is adequate, the healing process will result in an effective attachment mucosa around the transmucosal portion of the implant. To obtain this adequate peri-implant mucosa, it is very important that a proper healing process takes place. This process includes the recruitment of inflammatory cells and a process of angiogenesis; and if both processes are correctly developed, all the phases of mucosal healing (hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling of the collagen matrix) will occur successfully.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
February 21, 2022
End Date
July 29, 2025
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Mario Pérez Sayáns

Professor

University of Santiago de Compostela

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients who meet all the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be informed verbally and in writing about the study and will sign the informed consent form provided for their participation.
  • Systemic conditions favorable for the performance of oral surgical procedures (ASA I/II).
  • Not to be completely edentulous
  • Bilateral absence of at least two teeth (one per hemimaxillary) in the posterior area (from the first premolar to the second molar) with or without free distal ends.
  • That do not require regenerative techniques
  • That allow the placement of Galimplant implants of 4.5 or 5 mm in diameter in edentulous areas with mature bone of at least 3 months healing time
  • With a prosthetic space of at least 8 mm.
  • In case of odd absences, a slim abutment will be placed, being the group to be tested always in the majority.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Presence of any disease, condition or medication that may compromise the healing and/or osseointegration of dental implants (uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, administration of bone modifying agents (BMA). Presence of any severe mental disorder, and patients who have received head and neck radiotherapy during the previous 18 months.
  • Patients who do not have sufficient peri-implant keratinized gingiva to allow at least 1 mm of residual gingiva after excision of the tissue under study.
  • Esthetic edentulous areas of 13-23, Implants with primary stability with ISQ \< 50 or \<40N, or with abutments that cannot receive torque at 30N are excluded.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Peri-implant mucosa located around conventional esthetic abutments and the new Slim Galimplant abutments

Time Frame: 3 months

To histologically and immunohistochemically compare the peri-implant mucosa through a sample of peri-implant mucosa by means of a section around the transepithelial abutment, obtaining a 1.5-2 mm sample that will be fixed in 10% formaldehyde and transferred to the University of Murcia for histological and immunohistochemical study. The portion of peri-implant mucosa will be deparaffinised and two sections of 5 µm each will be obtained. One, stained with HE and analysed with software Image J version 1.46, calculating the average of 25 thickness measurements for each of the samples.The other 5 µm section will be stained with Masson-Goldner trichrome as a birefringent stain to facilitate the accuracy of the study.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Inflammatory response rate(3 months)
  • Mesial and distal marginal bone loss(36 months)
  • Abutment stability(3 months)
  • Epithelial thickness and orientation of the collagen fibers(3 months)
  • Vascular density of the peri-implant mucosa(3 months)
  • Remnant soft tissue and/or microorganisms(3 months)

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