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Vestibular Socket Therapy in Compromised Sockets

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Implant Site Reaction
Interventions
Procedure: vestibular socket therapy
Registration Number
NCT04332185
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Twenty compromised post-extraction sockets were managed by VST and IMP. After tooth extraction and IMP, a vestibular incision was cut and a cortical bone shield was stabilized. The jumping gap was then filled with particulate bone graft, which was protected by a healing abutment. After 2 years labial plate thickness was evaluated at 3 levels (crestal, middle and apical) using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Pink esthetic core (PES), and probing depth (PD) were also measured. 2 year following implant placement, the mean differences (µ) and standard deviations (SD) were calculated. Paired t-test was used for detecting significant results at P≤.05.

Detailed Description

In this protocol, atraumatic tooth extraction was carried out using periotomes (Stoma, Storz am Mark GmbH, Emmingen-Liptingen Germany) under local anaesthesia (ARTINIBSA 4% 1:100.000. Inibsa Dental S.L.U. Barcelona, SPAIN). After that, the socket was thoroughly curetted and debrided and repeatedly irrigated with 100 ml of anti-anaerobic infusion solution of 500 mg Metronidazole (Minapharm pharmaceuticals, Egypt). The root was then trimmed to half-length, its surface cleansed with an ultrasonic cleaner , and reinserted into the socket with its crown bonded to adjacent teeth . After six days, the root was removed and VST protocol was implemented.

Vestibular socket therapy (VST) included the following steps. a-traumatic tooth extraction, the socket curetted and rinsed with normal saline thoroughly (Figure 2 a,b). One-cm long vestibular access incision was made using a 15c blade (Stoma, Storz am Mark GmbH, Emmingen-Liptingen Germany) 3-4 mm apical to the mucogingival junction at the related socket (. A subperiosteal tunnel was created connecting the socket orifice and the vestibular access incision using periotomes and micro periosteal elevators (Stoma, Storz am Mark GmbH, Emmingen-Liptingen Germany) . A prefabricated CAD CAM surgical guide was used to deliver the implant fixture (Biohorizons, Birmingham, Al, USA) to its pre-planned location 3-4 mm apical to socket base with adequate primary stability achieved using a torque wrench reaching 30 Ncm torque (Figure 2 g). A flexible cortical membrane shield that is made of cortical bone of heterologous origin of 0.6 mm thickness (OsteoBiol® Lamina , Tecnoss®, Torino, Italy) was hydrated and then trimmed and introduced from the vestibular access incision reaching 1 mm below the socket orifice through the tunnel then stabilized using a membrane tack or a micro screw to the alveolar bone apical to the base of the socket (AutoTac System Kit, Biohorizons Implant Systems, Birmingham , Alabama Inc, USA) . The socket gap between the implant and the shield was then packed thoroughly with particulate bone graft (75% autogenous bone chips and 25% deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) of equine origin, fully enzyme deantigenised (Bio-Gen Mix, Bioteck, Vicenza -Italy).

For patients exhibiting thin soft tissue phenotype (assessed using the probe transparency method) a subepithelial connective tissue graft was harvested using a single incision technique (Hürzeler MB \& Weng D 1999) from the palate which and secured to the inner surface of the soft tissue tunnel wall with sutures. Finally, the vestibular incision was secured with 6/0 nylon sutures (Stoma, Storz am Mark GmbH, Emmingen-Liptingen Germany) . A chairside-fabricated anatomical healing abutment was used to seal the socket orifice . restorative phase then took place 45 days post-surgery till the final restoration finally cemented at 2 months post-surgery and followed up for 2 years using CBCT.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • unrestorable maxillary anterior teeth
  • with adequate palatal and apical bone that allows achieving adequate implant primary stability
  • compromised sockets
Exclusion Criteria
  • infection
  • smokers
  • systemic condition

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Vestibulart socket therapyvestibular socket therapy(VST) included the following steps. a-traumatic tooth extraction, the socket curetted and rinsed with normal saline thoroughly . One-cm long vestibular access incision was made using a 15c blade 3-4 mm apical to the mucogingival junction at the related socket. A subperiosteal tunnel was created connecting the socket orifice and the vestibular access incision using periotomes and micro periosteal elevators A flexible cortical membrane shield that is made of cortical bone of heterologous origin of 0.6 mm thickness was hydrated and then trimmed and introduced from the vestibular access incision reaching 1 mm below the socket orifice through the tunnel then stabilized using a micro screw to the alveolar bone apical to the base of the socket .
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
bone thickness2 years

continuous outcome

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bone height2 years

continuous outcome

pocket depth1.5 year

continuous outcome

PES1.5 year

ordinal outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ElAskary and Associates Private clinic

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Alexandria, Egypt

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