Immediate versus delayed restoration of immediate single-tooth implants in the anterior maxilla

Completed

• Conditions: Dental implants; Oral Health

• Registration Number: ISRCTN42997954
• Lead Sponsor: Free University of Brussels (VUB) (Belgium) - School of Dental Medicine

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-07-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

Patients were selected and consecutively treated in the Dental Clinic of the Free University in Brussels (VUB):
1. 18 years or older, either sex (the mean age was 53 with a range of 24 to 76 years)
2. Good oral hygiene
3. Existence of one failing tooth in the anterior maxilla (15 - 25) with both neighbouring teeth present
4. Healthy soft tissues surrounding the facial aspect of the hopeless tooth in perfect harmony with the adjacent teeth
5. Normal to thick-flat gingival biotype
6. Adequate bone height apical to the alveolus of the failing tooth (greater than or equal to 5 mm) to ensure primary implant stability of at least 35 Ncm

Exclusion Criteria

1. Systemic diseases
2. Smoking (greater than or equal to 10 cigarettes a day)
3. Bruxism, lack of posterior occlusion
4. Non-treated periodontal diseases
5. Presence of active infection (pus, fistula) around the hopeless tooth
6. Loss of the labial crest after extraction of the failing tooth

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified