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Short vs Standard Implants in Maxilla

Not Applicable
Conditions
Dental Implant
Interventions
Device: Standard implant with sinus lift
Device: Short implant
Registration Number
NCT03479333
Lead Sponsor
Federal University of Pelotas
Brief Summary

The prosthetic treatment with dental implants is challenging in posterior maxilla, where there is a sinus pneumatization. For the rehabilitation of patients with intermediate bone level, short implants have been used as alternative. It is also needed to look for the prosthetic context of rehabilitation with implants, like the use of different materials as abutments. The aim of this study is to compare the survival of two sizes of implants (short vs standard) placed in upper premolars region with need of bone graft, with a minimum of three years of follow-up, and assess the behavior of different abutments (titanium vs zirconia) in prosthesis in this context. This will be a randomized clinical trial with two groups: 1) standard implants and sinus lift; and 2) short implants without sinus lift. The patients who fulfill the inclusion criteria and accept to participate of this study, will be included in the randomization process. At the implant installation, a brown envelope, with the word SHORT or STANDARD, will be open, in order to determine the group. Abutment type will be also randomized. Four months after the installation, torque will be confirmed and the abutment will be installed. Implant failure and prosthesis failure in function of the abutment will be the outcomes. Data analysis will be conducted following a previously established spreadsheet using the Kaplan-Meier method and log rank test for success and survival, followed by Cox regression, if possible and according to the number of failures.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • good general and dental health;
  • minimum of 6 mm bone width (BP);
  • bone height in sinus region between 5 and 9 mm;
  • bilateral posterior occlusal contact.
Exclusion Criteria
  • removable or partial denture;
  • patient with systemic disease treatment in course;
  • pregnant women;
  • recent extraction at the site to receive the implant.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
standard implant with sinus liftStandard implant with sinus lift-
Short implantShort implant-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
implant survivalfive months after the implant placement

survival will be evaluated by osseointegration presence.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal University of Pelotas - School of Dentistry

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Pelotas, RS, Brazil

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