Influence of tongue strength to posterior dental implant stability during osseointegration: A randomized clinical trial

Recruiting

• Conditions: Dental implant stability in healthy human volunteers without tongue defects.; Tongue strength, Dental implant stability, Osseointegration, Resonance frequency analysis

• Registration Number: TCTR20220623003
• Lead Sponsor: Chulalongkorn University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-23
• Study Completion: 2024-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1.Age over 20 years old
2.Healthy (ASA classification I or II)
3.Good oral hygiene (Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) by Greene-Vermillion score less than 1.2)
4.Healed bone crest (greater than or equal to 4 months after tooth extraction or tooth loss)
5.Adequate of native bone height (distance from alveolar crest to inferior alveolar canal greater than or equal to 10 mm and bucco-lingual width greater than or equal to 8 mm) evaluated by Dental CBCT
6.Adequate band of keratinized mucosa (keratinized band at mid buccal greater than or equal to 2 mm)
7.Planning for one-stage surgical technique of implant placement at mandibular molar without other adjuvant procedures needed (ISQ greater than or equal to 60)

Exclusion Criteria

1.History of glossectomy or tongue surgery
2.Present with ankyloglossia (tongue range of motion ratio (TRMR) grade 3 and 4 which equal less than 50%)
3.Uncontrolled systemic disease
4.History of radiotherapy at head and neck area
5.History of receiving oral or intravenous bisphosphonates
6.Heavy smoker (greater than or equal to10 cigarette/day)
7.Alcohol or drugs abuse
8.Pregnancy and lactation
9.Unconfident to follow-up

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tongue strength Preoperative implant placement Kilopascal (kPa)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in dental implant stability Immediately and 3 months after implant placement Implant stability quotient (ISQ),Change in marginal bone level of implant Immediately and 3 months after implant placement millimeter (mm),Change in bone density Preoperative and 3 months after implant placement Hounsfield unit (HU)